In The Bleak Midwinter

Christy Nockels

In The Bleak Midwinter Christy Nockels

In the bleak midwinter
Frosty wind made moan
Earth stood hard as iron
Water like a stone
Silence fell like drifts of snow, snow on snow on snow
In the bleak midwinter, long, long ago

Angels and archangels may have gathered there
Cherubim and Seraphim longing to be near
Mary full of wonder
In her maiden bliss
Welcomed the Beloved with a mother's kiss

Heaven cannot hold Him
Nor can earth sustain
Heav'n and earth shall fade away
When He comes to reign!

Oh what can I give Him?
Here with empty hands
If I were a shepherd
I would bring a lamb
If I were a wise man
I would do my part
Yet what can I give Him?
I will, I will give my heart!