Heaven Cannot Hold Him

In the bleak midwinter

Frosty wind made moan,

Earth stood hard as iron,

Water like 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

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 heart0.

Christina Rossetti