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 mother
In her maiden bliss
Worshipped the Belov'd
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.
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1. Kogarashi no kaze hoe takeri,
Kurogane no goto chi wa koori,
Yuki furi tsuminu iya shigeku,
Tooki mukashi no fuyu no hi ni.
2. Wabishiki fuyu no sanaka ni mo,
Kimi ni yutakani chichi wa ari,
Hoshigusa miteru mabune ari,
Ushi uma rakuda kakomi tsutsu.
3. Amatsu tsukai no uchi tsudoi,
Misora ni michite utau toki,
Mihaha wa hitori midorigo o
Kuchizuke shi tsutsu home matsuru.
4. Bokusha nariseba kohitsuji o,
Chisha wa chie o zo sasagu beki,
Mazushiki ware no Iesu kimi ni
Sasagu beki mono kokoro nomi.
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