In the Bleak Midwinter

Key of C · Chords: I II V ii vi

Intro

C Am Dm G C

Verse 1

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In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
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Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
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Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow on snow,
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In the bleak midwinter, long ago.

Verse 2

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

Verse 3

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Angels and Archangels may have gathered there,
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Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;
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But his mother only, in her maiden bliss,
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Worshiped the beloved with a kiss.

Verse 4

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What can I give him, poor as I am?
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If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
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If I were a wise man, I would do my part;
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Yet what I can I give him: give my heart.

Verse 5

This is my representation of the following version sung by Matt Doyle & Alice Lee: