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| Gatherings The Voice WhiteSail If you care about me Stillness in the storm Winter, Fire & Snow � |
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Through The Lens of a Tear
Magical Place
If you care about me
Return in Darkness
Endless Sadness
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| Winter, Fire & Snow Black Is The Color Lowlands of Holland � |
Winter Apples
In the half-light and half-night
Becalmed and serene
Quixotic Morpheus
Conjures up this scene
A rood of winter apples
Heavy on the bough
As through my childhood
orchard
Snow-boots softly plough
Because I�m going Home
And the winter apples lead the way
Cloudless starry skies and frosted clay
Therein the dream-awakeness
My mother draws me in
A quantum flight
towards her
Turn from widdershins
Sanctum
Sanctorum
The Holly-king and wren
Welcome of welcomes
O Holy Night
O holy night, the stars are brightly shining;
It is the night of the dear Savior�s birth!
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope, the weary soul rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices!
O night divine, O night when Christ was born!
O night, O holy night, O night divine!
Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming,
Here came the wise men from Orient land.
The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger,
In all our trials born to be our Friend!
He knows our need�to our weakness is no stranger.
Behold your King; before Him lowly bend!
Behold your King; before Him lowly bend!
In Paradisum
In paradisum deducant te Angeli;
in tuo adventu suscipiant te martyres,
In paradisum deducant te Angeli;
in tuo adventu suscipiant te martyres,
et perducant te in civitatem sanctam Ierusalem.
Chorus angelorum te suscipiat,
et cum Lazaro quondam paupere
�ternam habeas
et perducant te in civitatem sanctam Ierusalem.
Chorus angelorum te suscipiat,
et cum Lazaro quondam paupere
�ternam habeas
requiem �ternam
�ternam
Silent Night
Heavenly peace, Heavenly peace
Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
Alles schl�ft;
einsam wacht
Nur das traute heilige Paar.
Holder Knabe im lockigen Haar,
Schlafe in himmlischer Ruh
Schlafe in himmlischer Ruh
Silent night, holy night,
All is calm ,all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and Child.
Holy Infant, so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Heavenly peace, Heavenly peace
O Emmanuel
O Emmanuel,
Rex et legifer noster,
exspectatio Gentium,
et Salvator earum:
veni ad salvandum nos,
Domine, Deus noster.
O Come O Come Emmanuel
Oh, come, Oh, come, Emmanuel,
And free your captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
Oh, come, Thou Dayspring from on high,
And cheer us by Thy drawing nigh;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
And death's dark shadows put to flight.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
Oh, come, Thou Key of David, come
And open wide our heavenly home:
Make safe the way that leads on high
And close the path to misery.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
In the Bleak Midwinter
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.
Enough for Him,
whom cherubim worship night and day
A breast full of milk and
a manger full of hay;
Enough for him,
whom angels fall down before,
The ox and ass and camel which adore.
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.
The Season Has Come
The Season has come
You see it in the sky
Shortest day and darkest night
Winter rain and sleet and ice
Frozen silver shimmering light
The Season has come
The yearning has gone
And all around is the winter song
Res Miranda,
a thing of delight
The bird of dawning singeth in the night
No fairy takes, no spirit walks,
No witch hath power to charm
So hallowed, so gracious is the time
The Season has come
The sweetest sigh
Worry gone and tears are dry
From the east in the morning sky
Oriens is burning bright
Coventry Carol
Lully Lullay, Thou little tiny Child,
By, by, lully, lullay.
Thou little tiny Child.
By, by, lully, lullay.
O sisters, too, how may we do,
For to preserve this day;
This poor Youngling for whom we sing,
By, by, lully, lullay.
Herod the King, in his raging,
Charged he hath this day;
His men of might, in his own sight,
All children young, to slay.
Then woe is me, poor Child, for Thee,
And ever mourn and say;
For Thy parting, nor say nor sing,
By, by, lully, lullay.
Thou little tiny Child.
By, by, lully, lullay
Hodie Christus Natus Est
Hodie Christus Natus Est
Hodie Savator apparuit
Hodie in terra canunt
Angeli
Laetantur Archangeli
Hodie Exsultant justi
Dicentes
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Alleluia
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie!
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by.
Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting Light;
The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.
O morning stars together, proclaim the holy birth,
And praises sing to God the King, and peace to men on earth!
For Christ is born of Mary, and gathered all above,
While mortals sleep, the angels keep their watch of wondering love.
How silently, how silently, the wondrous Gift is given;
So God imparts to human hearts the blessings of His Heaven.
No ear may hear His coming, but in this world of sin,
Where meek souls will receive Him still, the dear Christ enters in.
Carol 1942
Sing of the Childhood
That renews in our eyes
Beauty grown tired.
Tonight is inspired,
Land, sea and skies
With a Childhood surprise
Sing of the Childhood
That renews in the heart
Of the hopeless hope�s cheer:
Year after year
Giving a fresh start
Where sins gaolers depart
Sing of the Childhood
That renews for us all �
Banker or farmer
Soildier in amour �
The laugh of the soul
Sing the child in the stall
I know My Love (trad)
I know my love by his way of walking
And I know my love by his way of talking
And I know my love dressed in a suit of blue
And if my love leaves me, what will I do?
chorus:
And still she cried, "I love him the best,
And a troubled mind, sure can know no rest"
And still she cried, "Bonny boys are few,
And if my love leaves me, what will I do?"
There is a dance house in Maradyke
And there my true love goes every night
He takes a strange girl upon his knee
Well now don't you think that that troubles me?
chorus
I know my love is an errant rover
And sure he'll travel the whole world over
An English damsel he’s sure to marry
And here at home he’ll no longer tarry
Chorus
If my love knew I can wash and wring
If my love knew I can weave and spin
I'd make a suit of the finest kind
But the want of money leaves me behind
chorus
chorus
Lowlands of Holland (trad)
On the night that I was married and in my marriage bed
There came a bold sea captain and he stood at my bedhead
Saying "Arise, arise you married young man and come away with me
To the low lowlands of Holland to fight the enemy."
Oh, I held my love all in my arms, still thinking he might stay,
But the captain he gave another order, he was forced to march away,
Saying "There's many a blithe young married man this night must go with me
To the low lowlands of Holland to fight the enemy."
Well Holland it is a wondrous place and in it grows much green
It’s a wild inhabitation for my true love to be in.
Where the grass do grow and the warm winds do blow and there’s fruit on every tree
But the low lowlands of Holland where parted my love and me.
No shoe nor stocking I'll put on nor comb pull through my hair
And nor will no coal or candlelight shine in my bower again
Nor will I lie with any young man until the day I die
For the lowlands of Holland they parted my love and I.
Nor will I lie with any young man until the day I die
For the lowlands of Holland they parted my love and I.
Angel Dream
I dreamed you, I saw your face
Cut my lifeline, went drifting through space
I saw and angel, I saw my fate
I can only thank God it was not too late
Over mountains I floated away
Across an ocean I dreamed your name
I followed an angel down through the gates
I can only thank God it was not too late
Sing a little song of loneliness O sing one to make me smile
\We’re not around for ever more but we’re here for a little while
Now I’m walking this street on my own
But you’re with me everywhere that I go
I found and angel, I found my place
I can only thank God it was not too late
Yann Derrien
Dom Yann Derrien please do not be afraid
This is no demon’s dream you have made
I am the ghost of your dear mother’s soul
This night to Compostella you must go
Long and far is the path of the pilgrims of old
Paved with pebbles of silver and stones of gold
From Galicia you may deliver my soul
To the city of Compostella you must go
And as the pilgrim’s way you retrace
A beast of darkness you will face
He will entice you your journey to forsake
Or he will cast you in the ocean’s wake
O Santiago will you be my guide
And will your spirit travel by my side
This prayer was heard throughout Galicia
Then he appeared at Compostella
And he delivered three souls
His father’s soul, his mother’s soul and his own soul
Diwanit Bugale
Instrumental
Voice Of An Angel
When I’m lying in the darkness and I’m half afraid to sleep
I keep thinking of tomorrow and the thoughts that lie so deep
Then I pray in talking whispers cause I know that somewhere near
Is the presence of an angel come to hold me through my fear
And who are you who guides me my messenger of light
Will you walk beside me now beyond the day and night
Who are you who guides me with words I cannot write
It’s the voice of an angel, the voice of an angel, the voice of an angel
Come to hold me close this night
Then I close my eyes and open the window of my heart
For I know that you will listen even though I kiss the dark
And as I’m slowly breathing o the night just lingers on
I hear the voice of an angel come to calm me with song
Another Day
Sailing the bitter sea of pain, it surrounds you like a fog
You need to banish fear away and step into the sun
Another day has passed behind you
Another day will see the dawning light
Love will find a way to settle deep inside your heart
I see your spirit fade to dust by the line drawn in the sand
But you can find the power to trust, just let me hold your hand
And let that day pass behind you
And in this way you’ll feel the dawning light
Love will find a way to settle deep inside your heart
In this you must believe
Last Breath
Instrumental