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%OHSCRIP Lv 26:18-19, Job 38:29-30, Ps 147:16-20, Is 59:11-14, 1Kgs 8:27, Lk 2:7-14, Ez 36:25-28, Pr 23:26, Deut 30:6
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%OHCOMPOSER Holst, Gustav Theodore (1874-1934)
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%OHAUTHOR Rossetti, Christina Georgina (1830-1894)
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T: In The Bleak MidWinter
C: Words: Christina Georgina Rossetti, 1872, alt. 
C: Music and Setting: 'Cranham' Gustav Theodore Holst, 1906, alt. 
C: copyright: public domain.  This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2011 Revision.
S: Music source: "The English Hymnal, 1906. 
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w: 1.~ In the bleak mid- win- * ter, frost- y wind made moan,
w: 2.~Our God, Heav'n can- not hold * Him, nor_ earth sus- tain;
w: 3.~E- nough for Him, whom cher- u- bim, wor- ship night and day,
w: 4.~ An- gels and arch- an- * gels may have ga- thered there,
w: 5.~ What_ can I give * Him, poor_ as I am?
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w: Earth stood hard as i- * ron, * wa- ter like a stone; *
w: Heav'n and earth shall flee a- way * when He comes to reign. *
w: Breast- * ful of milk, * and a man- ger- ful of hay; En-
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w: Snow had fall- en, snow on snow, * snow on snow on snow,
w: In the bleak mid- win- * ter a sta- ble place suf- ficed
w: ough for Him, whom an- * gels * fall_ down be- fore,
w: But His mo- ther on- * ly, * in her mai- den bliss,
w: If I were a Wise * Man, * I would do my part;
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w: In the bleak mid- win- ter, long * * a- go.	
w: The Lord God Al- migh- ty, Je- * * sus Christ.
w: Ox and ass and ca- mel which * * a- dore.
w: Wor- shiped the be- lov- ed with * * a kiss.
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These lyrics are rather obscure, though quite beautiful. The earth (which represents all of 
God's promises to His People, Gen 13:14-15, Rom 4:13-17, Mt 5:5) and the water 
(which represents Baptism and forgiveness, Jn 3:5, Eph 5:25-27, 1Pt 3:21) are frozen and 
lifeless as the Law reigns alone (2Cor 3:6b), with no grace flowing before Christ.  
The Spirit (the wind) works in the world through the condemnation of the Law and the hope for redemption to come
(frosty wind made moan, Micah 4:10, Ez 21:6-7).  Then Christ humbly comes to melt the icy world in
grace.  This then inspires those saved, who recognize that they have nothing to give to Him, to 
finally, through His grace, fulfill the greatest commandment (Mt 22:37).
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