In The Bleak MidWinter

Text by Christina Georgina Rossetti

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About this hymn

Date: 1872
Tune: Cranham
Composer: Gustav Theodore Holst
Key: F
Meter: Irregular

Historical background

This edition is preserved in the Open Hymnal Project at source revision d35811b2d5c9. Contributor and publication details below are reproduced from the score metadata rather than inferred.

Theology & Scripture

The source index associates this text with Angels, Christmas/Advent, God, As King, God, Eternity of, God, Love of, God, Majesty & Power of.

Lv 26:18-19 · Job 38:29-30 · Ps 147:16-20 · Is 59:11-14 · 1Kgs 8:27 · Lk 2:7-14 · Ez 36:25-28 · Pr 23:26 · Deut 30:6

Musical background

Cranham is presented in the source key of F, with four documented parts.

Sources & rights

Verified for United States on 2026-10-13. Public domain — source score marking

Words: Christina Georgina Rossetti, 1872, alt. Music and Setting: 'Cranham' Gustav Theodore Holst, 1906, alt. copyright: public domain. This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2011 Revision.