In The Bleak Mid Winter

written by: traditional
performed by: Sarah McLachlan

Lyrics

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

Our God, heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain;
Heaven and earth shall flee away when
He comes to reign. In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ

Enough for Him, Whom cherubim, worship night and day,
Breastful of milk, and a mangerful of hay;
Enough for Him, Whom angels fall before,
The ox and ass and camel which adore

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

 

Appears on

Wintersong (2006)

Live From Etown (2006)

 

Versions

Album Version
from “Wintersong”
Track length: 3:46

Live: Etown
from the “Live From Etown”
Track length: ???

 

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