Song mixed with scenes from my backyard during our Dec. 16,2007 snowstorm!
In The Bleak Mid-Winter
words by Christine Rossetti 1872
music by Gustav T Holst 1906
In the bleak midwinter
Frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone;
Snow had fallen,
Snow on snow,
Snow on snow,
In the bleak midwinter,
Long ago.
Angels and archangels
May have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim
Thronged the air;
But his mother only,
In her maiden bliss,
Worshipped the Beloved
With a kiss.
What can I give him,
Poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd
I would bring a lamb,
If I were a wise man
I would do my part,
Yet what I can I give Him —
Give my heart.
vs. 1 repeated.
(There are 2 other verses I didn't include)
Tags: Christmas Carol Holiday Song Folk Upstate NY snow river geese and ducks In The Bleak Mid-winter
