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<b>Instruments: </b>piano<br> | <b>Instruments: </b>piano<br> | ||
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<b>External websites: </b>Listen to a [http://www.coronostro.com/recordings.htm free recording of this piece] from [http://www.coronostro.com Coro Nostro], a mixed chamber choir based in Leicester, UK. | <b>External websites: </b> Listen to a [http://www.coronostro.com/recordings.htm free recording of this piece] from [http://www.coronostro.com Coro Nostro], a mixed chamber choir based in Leicester, UK. <br> | ||
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:In the bleak midwinter frosty winds made moan, | :In the bleak midwinter frosty winds made moan, | ||
:Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; | :Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; | ||
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:In the bleak midwinter long ago. | :In the bleak midwinter long ago. | ||
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:Our God, Heav'n cannot hold him nor earth sustain; | :Our God, Heav'n cannot hold him nor earth sustain; | ||
:Heav'n and earth shall flee away when he comes to reign: | :Heav'n and earth shall flee away when he comes to reign: | ||
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:The Lord God Almighty Jesus Christ. | :The Lord God Almighty Jesus Christ. | ||
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:Enough for him, whom cherubim worship night and day, | :Enough for him, whom cherubim worship night and day, | ||
:A breastful of milk and a mangerful of hay: | :A breastful of milk and a mangerful of hay: | ||
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:The ox and ass and camel which adore. | :The ox and ass and camel which adore. | ||
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:Angels and archangels may have gathered there, | :Angels and archangels may have gathered there, | ||
:Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air; | :Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air; | ||
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:Worshipped the Beloved with a kiss. | :Worshipped the Beloved with a kiss. | ||
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:What can I give him poor as I am? | :What can I give him poor as I am? | ||
:If I were a shepherd I would bring a lamb, | :If I were a shepherd I would bring a lamb, | ||
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:Yet what I can I give him, give my heart. | :Yet what I can I give him, give my heart. | ||
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CPDL #12098: Sibelius 4
- Editor: Stuart McIntosh (added 2006-07-26). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 69 kbytes Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Copyright (c) 2006 by Stuart McIntosh, only for distribution in the USA.
- Editor: Kelvin Smith (added 2003-05-07). Score information: Letter, 7 pages, kbytes Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: listed under "other scores". only for distribution in the USA.
General Information
Title: In the Bleak Midwinter
Composer: Harold Darke
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol
Language: English
Instruments: piano
Published:
Description:
External websites: Listen to a free recording of this piece from Coro Nostro, a mixed chamber choir based in Leicester, UK.
Original text and translations
English text
- 1.
- In the bleak midwinter frosty winds 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, Heav'n cannot hold him nor earth sustain;
- Heav'n and earth shall flee away when he comes to reign:
- In the bleak midwinter astable 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 Beloved 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.