what does it mean in this carol?

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jasonlulu_2000

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I have some problems understanding "In the Bleak Mid-winter".

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 do the underlined parts mean? Can you paraphrase them respectively?

Thanks!

Jason
 
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bhaisahab

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It says that a breast full of milk and a manger full of hay are enough for him. He doesn't need or want angels to fall down (prostrate themselves) before him or oxen, asses, and camels to adore him.
Only his mother (allegedly a virgin, and blissful because of it) worshipped him by kissing him.
 
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