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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.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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Dates:
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1872
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Bible Refs:
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Lk 2:7; Rev 20:11;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1965 | # 100 | | 1962 | # 99 | | 1994 | # 305 | | 1919 | # 1008 | | 1960 | # 62 | | 2000 | # 162 | | 1998 | # 122 | | 2000 | # 55 | | 2000 | # 337 | | 1983 | # 42 | | 1950 | # 67 | | 1983 | # 107 | | 1988 | # 600 | | 1964 | # 150 | | 2000 | # 326 | | 1996 | # 248 | | 1954 | # 137 | | 1925 | # 65 | | 1990 | # 36 | | 1999 | # 353 | | 1991 | # 243 | | 1925 | # 50 | | 1931 | # 75 | | | # 991 | | 1938 | # 691 | | 1906 | # 25 | | 1971 | # 418 | | 1940 | # 44 | | 1982 | # 112 | | 1986 | # 28 | | 1989 | # 28 | | 1989 | # 221 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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CRANHAM
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Meter:
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Dates:
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1906
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 243 | F | | # 99 | F | | # 150 | F | | # 107 | F | | # 137 | F |
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