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towards winter (if i where a shepherd i would give a lamb)

from the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly by elizabeth veldon

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in the bleak midwinter, 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 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,
breastful of milk, and a mangerful of hay;
enough for Him, whom angels fall before,
the ox and ass and camel which adore.

angels and archangels may have gathered there,
cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;
but his mother only, 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.

(text: christina rossetti)

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from the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly, released December 2, 2013

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elizabeth veldon UK

i am a sound artist and sort-of academic researching themes of labour and hierarchies in art.

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