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Muriah Rose - IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR by Muriah Rose

from WONDERLAND 2011 (A Christmas themed album​!​) by Bill Mallonee & Muriah Rose

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The words to this carol written by the Unitarian minister, Edmund Sears in 1845, are beautiful. Sometimes, however, the sheer repetition of a song can make it lose it's meaning to the listener - so I changed the arrangement of this carol, and wrote a new melody for the 3rd verse so that the lyrics would have the opportunity to shine through in a fresh and new way.

~Muriah Rose

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IT CAME UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR
Traditional Carol/Arrangement by Muriah Rose

It came upon the midnight clear,
That glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth,
To touch their harps of gold:
"Peace on the earth, goodwill to men
From heavens all gracious King!"
The world in solemn stillness lay
To hear the angels sing.

Still through the cloven skies they come,
With peaceful wings unfurled;
And still their heavenly music floats
O'er all the weary world:
Above its sad and lowly plains
They bend on hovering wing,
And ever o'er its Babel sounds
The blessed angels sing.

O ye beneath life's crushing load,
Whose forms are bending low,
Who toil along the climbing way
With painful steps and slow;
Look now, for glad and golden hours
Come swiftly on the wing;
Oh rest beside the weary road
And hear the angels sing.

For lo! the days are hastening on,
By prophets seen of old,
When with the ever-circling years
Shall come the time foretold,
When the new heaven and earth shall own
The Prince of Peace, their King,
And the whole world send back the song
Which now the angels sing.

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from WONDERLAND 2011 (A Christmas themed album​!​), track released December 17, 2012
Muriah Rose: Musical Arrangement, Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Keyboard

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Bill Mallonee

Bill Mallonee is an Americana artist w/ 80 plus albums over a 30 year career. Voted by Paste Music Magazine #65 in their "Top 100 Living Songwriters" poll. He was the
founding member of Vigilantes of Love. He has worked with Mark Heard, Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, & Peter Buck from REM.
His most recent work, "Lead On, Kindly Light" is a 23song double Cd released Feb 2020.
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