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 …
I liked this version by Luke Brodine of Psalm 72 that was included on Cardiphonia’s Songs For The Incarnation album. The refrain is verses eighteen and nineteen, the spoken verses are verses one to four and five to seven, finishing with verses eighteen and nineteen. I’m quite fond of the melody, an adaption of the …
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