In the dreich midwinter, rain and wind and rain
Darkness hangs upon us, noon day sun is grey
Hearts are all left wondering if there’s cause for hope
As we huddle close on days as black as smoke
This cannot be all that life is here to give
Vanity and vapours, all that is beneath
Turning our eyes skyward, breathing out in sighs
Yet in all this darkness eternal light still shines
Angels longed to see this, kings and shepherds too
As the Light of life did emerge from the womb
Yet, he’s in the shadow of a Roman cross
Knowing that true life’s price is that awful cost
Still, he reigns in glory, though the darkness stays
It is now a garment, torn and worn and frayed
In the dreich midwinter, let not hope be lost
For God is our Saviour, Christ’s victorious
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