Christmas Carol
In the bleak mid-winter
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 mid-winter
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 mid-winter
A stable-place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty
Jesus Christ.
Enough for Him, whom cherubim
Worship night and day,
A breastful of milk
And a mangerful of hay;
Enough for Him, whom angels
Fall down before,
The ox and ass and camel
Which adore.
Angels and archangels
May have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim
Thronged the air;
But only His mother
In her maiden bliss
Worshipped 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.
~ Christina Rossetti
posted December 26, 2009 at 2:09 pm
i loved this poem! in fact i have a cd that sings the last paragraph and it is so beautiful.
posted December 27, 2009 at 1:56 pm
I found out in July i had breast cancer,i have gone through 4 months of chemo,and tomorrow the 28 th of Dec. i am going to have both breast removed.I am very nervous.Not scared,because i know my Good Lord is with me and will take care of me.But i am still very nervous.All my familey live in another state.I do have a boyfriend here,who i have been with for 20 years,and he is awesome.And his familey stands by me all the way.My concern is that they get it all.I am disabled and most of the time in a wheel chair.I lost my Mother in 2007,and it was sudden.I have tird to make peace with everyone that i have hurt in anyway.I guess i just needed someone to talk to.Thank you for listening,and God Bless