In the Bleak Midwinter

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Christina Rosetti (1830-1894) Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

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1. M In the bleak mid - win - ter frost - y winds made moan, M earth stood hard as
2. Our God, heavn’n can - not hold him, nor earth sus - tain; M heav’n and earth shall

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3. E - nough for him, whom cher - u - bim
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wor - ship night and day,
may have ga - thered there,
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breast - ful of
cher - u - bim and
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What
I can I give I
him, poor
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as I am? If
I were a
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1. M In the bleak mid - win - ter frost - y winds made moan, M earth stood hard as
2. Our God, heavn’n can - not hold him, nor earth sus - tain; M heav’n and earth shall

4. M
3. E - nough for him, whom cher - u - bim
An - gels and arch - an - gels
wor - ship night and day,
may have ga - thered there,
a
M
breast - ful of
cher - u - bim and
5. M M
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i - ron, M wa - ter like a stone; M snow had fal - len, snow on snow, M
flee a - way M when he comes to reign: M in the bleak mid - win - ter a
milk and a man - ger full of hay: e - nough for him, whom an - gels M
ser - a - phim M throng’d the air; M but his mo - ther on - ly M
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shep - herd, I would bring
I a lamb, if
I I were a wise man,

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i - ron, M wa - ter like a stone;
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M snow had fal - len, snow on snow, M
flee a - way M when he comes to reign: M in the bleak mid - win - ter a
milk and a man - ger full of hay: e - nough for him, whom an - gels M
ser - a - phim M throng’d the air; M but his mo - ther on - ly M
M M M
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shep - herd, I would bring a lamb, if I were a wise man,
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snow on snow, M in the bleak mid - win - ter, long a - go.
sta - ble place suf - ficed the Lord God al - migh - ty Je - sus Christ.

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fall down be - fore, the ox and ass and ca - mel which a - dore.
in her mai - den bliss wor - shipped the Be - lov - ed with a kiss.
I would do my part, yet what
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I can I give him — give my
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snow on snow, M in the bleak mid - win - ter, long a - go.
sta - ble place suf - ficed the Lord God al - migh - ty Je - sus Christ.

M
fall down be - fore, the ox and ass and ca - mel which a - dore.
in her mai - den bliss wor - shipped the Be - lov - ed with a kiss.

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I would do my part,
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yet what
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give my
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heart.
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