A Christmas Carol by Christina Georgina Rossetti
In a frozen, snow-covered winter, Jesus Christ has a stable for shelter, milk, and a manger of hay despite His divine majesty. His mother worships Him with a kiss, and the poor speaker, imagining gifts they could bring as a shepherd or wise man, offers their heart.
By Christina Georgina Rossetti · Genre: Christian Devotional Poetry, Christmas Literature · 298 words
First lines
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.
Genres
- Christian Devotional Poetry — The stanzas worship Jesus Christ as God and conclude with the speaker offering Him their heart.
- Christmas Literature — The winter nativity centers on Christ's stable, manger, and mother's kiss.
Tags
nativity · winter · manger · Christian devotion · maternal love · spiritual offering
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Christina Georgina Rossetti
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Christian Devotional Poetry, Christmas Literature
- Length: 298 words
- Structure: 1 section, 5 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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