In The Bleak Midwinter
Performed by - Marc Martel
Album - The Silent Night
Standard Tuning
[Intro]
C Csus
[Verse 1]
G Em
In the bleak midwinter,
C D2
frosty wind made moan.
G C Bm
Earth stood hard as iron,
Bm C
water like a stone.
G F Em
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
C Dsus/D
snow on snow.
G C
In the bleak midwinter,
D D2 C
long ago.
[Instrumental]
G Em
[Verse 2]
G Em
Angels and arch angels,
C D
may have gathered there.
G C Bm
Cherubim and seraphim,
Bm C
thronged the air.
G F Em
But his mother only,
C Dsus/D
in her maiden bliss,
G C
Worshiped the Beloved,
D D2 C G
with a kiss.
[Refrain]
C Em
And what can I give Him, poor as I am?
D D2 C
If I were a shepherd, I'd bring a lamb.
C Em
If I were a wiseman, I'd do my part.
D D2
Yet, what can I give Him?
C
Give my heart!
[Instrumental]
G C G C
G C Am F
oooooooohhh oooooh ohooooh ohoohooooooo
[Verse]
G Em
Our God heaven can't hold Him,
C D2
nor the earth sustain.
G C Bm
Heaven and earth shall flee away,
Bm C
when He comes to reign.
G F Em
In the bleak midwinter,
C Dsus/D
a stable place sufficed.
G C
The Lord God Almighty
D D2 Cadd9
Jesus Christ
[Outro]
G C G C