Silent Night hasn’t featured on Sunday Songs before, and this version by Christa Wells from 2007 only adds to the reasons to include it. The lyrics (as if you need them): 1 Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright ’round yon virgin mother and child! Holy Infant, so tender and mild, sleep …
There’s been a number of tragic events in Australia over the last few weeks, a couple local to our own region. Here’s a song from Over The Rhine‘s Blood Oranges In The Snow, their newly released Christmas themed album. (I, along with lots of others, financially backed the project sometime about fifteen months ago.) Anyway, …
Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring turns up in various Christmas music collections and the lyrics certainly harmonise with the theme of God with us. The Edinburgh Singers posted their rendition, from Songs Of Praise. But you only get one verse. 1 Jesus, joy of our desiring, holy wisdom, love most bright; drawn by thee, our …
The Earth Stood Still is an original song by Future Of Forestry from Advent Christmas EP Vol. 2. It’s quite simple, but has a couple of nice phrases in it. I assume the words and music are by Eric Owyoung. The lyrics: A teenage girl and her soon-to-be. A simple trip far as they could …
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