In the Bleak Midwinter

[Verse 1: Rufus Wainwright]

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

[Verse 2: Renée Fleming]

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

[Verse 3: Renée Fleming & Rufus Wainwright]

Angels and archangels

May have gathered there

Cherubim and seraphim

Thronged the air

But His mother only

In her maidеn bliss

Worshiped the belovеd

With a kiss

[Verse 4: Renée Fleming & Rufus Wainwright]

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