About history and facts about in the bleak midwinter The lyrics to the christmas carol in the bleak midwinter was written by the english poet christina rossetti Rossetti wrote the poem in 1872 (or earlier) as a response to the magazine scribner’s monthlys request for a christmas poem. In the bleak midwinter in the bleak midwinter, 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 midwinter, 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 midwinter a stable place sufficed the lord god almighty, jesus christ In the bleak midwinter, 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 midwinter, long ago. The lyrics to in the bleak midwinter with sheet music Colorful printable pdfs are available for the lyrics and music to all of the carols.
