In the Bleak Midwinter, H.73, No.1 (Arr. for Violin, Soprano & Ensemble by Max Knoth)

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

Angels and archangels may have gathered there

Cherubim and Seraphim thronged the air

But only his mother, in her maiden bliss

Worshiped the Beloved with a kiss