In The Bleak Midwinter in British Sign Language
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Key: F major
In the Bleak Midwinter
Words by Christina Rossetti, 1872 (Public Domain)
Music (Cranham) by Gustav Holst, 1906 (Public Domain)
Signed by Helen Cottingham
Vocals by David Luke
Piano and Organ by John Wilson
Audio recorded and produced by David Luke
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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.
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 Incarnate,
Jesus Christ.
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.