In the bleak mid - winter, icy wind made moan
Angels and arch - angels, may have gathered there.
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone
Cherubim and seraphim rising in the air.
Snow on snow had fall - en, snow on snow on snow
Oh but only Ma - ry in her maiden bliss
In the bleak midwinter, long and long ago
Worshipped the beloved with a mother's kiss.
Heaven cannot hold Him, nor can earth sustain
Heaven and earth shall fall away when He comes to reign
What then can I give Him; I must give my heart