Different versions of the same tune.
Diverse versioni della stessa melodia.

IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER
Lyrics written by Christina Rossetti (1872)
Music by Gustav Holst (1906).



performers:
- Allison Crowe (album "Tiding, traditional songs", 2004)
- Cyndi Lauper (album "Marry Christmas... have a nice life")
- Moya (Màire) Brennan (album "An irish christmas", 2005)
- Crush Test Dummies (album "Jingle all the way", 2003)
- Gregorian (album "Christmas Chants", 2006)
- Bert Jansch (album "Now that's what I call Xmas")
- the Pipettes (single)
- James Taylor (album "A christmas album" 2004)
- PolifonicoMonteforte (album "Un amaro sorriso di angeli", 2007)
- Westminster Cathedral Choir (album "Christmas, a festival of carols")
- Wells Cathedral Choir (album "Christmas carols from Wells Cathedral")
- St Philips Boy's Choir (album "Angel voices 3", 1997)
- Royal College of Music Chamber Choir (album "Carols for Christmas")
- Holland Boys Choir (album "Magic of Christmas", 2003)
- John Fahey (album "Christmas guitar vol.2" 1982)

Lyrics:

IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER

In the bleak midwinter, frost 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.

2. 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.

3. Angels and archangels may have gathered there,
cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;
but his mother only, in her maiden bliss,
worshiped the beloved with a kiss.

4. 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. (less info)