In The Bleak Midwinter. Snow had fallen snow on snow snow on snow in the bleak midwinter long ago. In the bleak midwinter frosty wind made moan Earth stood hard as iron water like a stone.
They would object that Bethlehem rarely or never. IGH 19 Key F major MovementsSections MovtsSecs. Rossetti wrote the poem in 1872 or earlier as a response to the magazine Scribners Monthlys request for a Christmas poem.
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Our God heavn cannot hold Him nor earth sustain. In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed. In the bleak midwinter frosty wind made moan earth stood hard as iron water like a stone. While Gustav Holsts charming setting of 1909 is rightly loved by millions worldwide it is the less well known but infinitely more stylish setting by Harold Darke from two years later that convincingly won the day in our poll.
