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First Sign Of Christmas
The moon rises early Bring me joy, bring me peace
In a clear November sky Bring me comfort and relief
Rests upon the brow of the hill Bring me truth, bring me hope
The ponies in the meadow For even though I don’t believe
With their turnout rugs keep warm I will join you in glad tidings
While the suns still shines And sing within your choir
Through the winter chill At the first sign of Christmas
Though it’s not even December Follow this link to listen...
The shoppings all but done
And there’s nothing left to save for anyway
First Sign Of Christmas
Bring me joy, bring me peace
Bring me comfort and relief The inspiration for this lyric is based around the
Bring me truth, bring me hope simple principle of peace and good will, and that
For even though I don’t believe should be a welcome message, regardless of
I will join you in glad tidings religion. The narrator is not religious, but
And sing within your choir appreciates the message of peace.
At the first sign of Christmas
The verses concern the difference in ‘life’,
Seasons bring no comfort particularly at Christmas time, between the
And little chance of peace relative opulent and stable Western world and
As children play beneath Syrian skies that of warn torn Middle Eastern countries.
The ever crumbling ruins
Of a country on its knees ‘There but for the grace of god’ is meant as a
Make every day a battle to survive ‘cheeky’ bridge between believers and
unbelievers, but is also an acknowledgment that
Though it’s closer now to Christmas no one chooses their destiny.
The fighting’s never done
And what is left to pray for anyway David Sutherland:
Bring me joy, bring me peace Is a musician and writer of songs. With
Bring me comfort and relief unashamedly Americana influences, he weaves
Bring me truth, bring me hope stories of love, loss and travel among the open
For even though I don’t believe landscape of the great American dream.
I will join you in glad tidings
And sing within your choir EP: Americana is available from https://david-
At the first sign of Christmas sutherland.bandcamp.com/album/americana
And there but for the grace of god SINGLE: Carnival is available from https://david-
And there but for the grace of god sutherland.bandcamp.com/track/carnival
And there but for the grace of god
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