IN THE BLEAK MID-WINTER

As you bask in the glow of another Christmas that has passed-
May your heart be blessed by the words and tune of the old carol-

1. In the bleak mid-winter

  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 mid-winter

  Long ago.

2. Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him

  Nor earth sustain;

Heaven and earth shall flee away

  When He comes to reign:

In the bleak mid-winter

  A stable-place sufficed

The Lord God Almighty,

  Jesus Christ.

3. Enough for Him, whom cherubim

  Worship night and day,

A breastful of milk

  And a mangerful of hay;

Enough for Him, whom angels

  Fall down before,

The ox and ass and camel

  Which adore.

4. Angels and archangels

  May have gathered there,

Cherubim and seraphim

  Thronged the air,

But only His mother¹

 In her maiden bliss,

Worshipped the Beloved

  With a kiss.

5. 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.

SABBATH BLESSINGS, DEAR FRIENDS!