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Muriah Rose - IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER (trad arrangement by Muriah Rose)

from WONDERLAND 2011 (A Christmas themed album​!​) by Bill Mallonee & Muriah Rose

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This is a beautiful, tender song by the Victorian poet Christina Rossetti. I love the imagery of light and love entering the world at a time when everything is hard and cold.

~ Muriah Rose

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IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER
Words: Christina G. Rossetti
Music: Gustav Holst
Arrangement: Muriah Rose

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 his mother only, in her maiden bliss,
worshiped the beloved with a kiss.

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.

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from WONDERLAND 2011 (A Christmas themed album​!​), track released December 17, 2012
Muriah Rose: Musical Arrangement, Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Organ
Bill Mallonee: Guitar

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Bill Mallonee

Bill Mallonee is an Americana artist w/ 80 plus albums over a 30 year career. Voted by Paste Music Magazine #65 in their "Top 100 Living Songwriters" poll. He was the
founding member of Vigilantes of Love. He has worked with Mark Heard, Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, & Peter Buck from REM.
His most recent work, "Lead On, Kindly Light" is a 23song double Cd released Feb 2020.
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