Holst, Gustav - In the Bleak Midwinter
Sheet music for Trombone Quartet

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About 'In the Bleak Midwinter'

Artist:

Gustav Holst (

biography)

Born:

September 21, 1874, , Cheltenham, United Kingdom

Died:

May 25, 1934, , London, United Kingdom

The Artist:

Gustav Theodore Holst was an English composer, arranger and teacher. Best known for his orchestral suite The Planets, he composed a large number of other works across a range of genres.

Composed:

unknown

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Lyrics

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

Time Signature:

4/4 (

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Duration:

1:42

Score Key:

Bb major (Sounding Pitch) (

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Tempo Marking:

Andante

= c. 92