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Thorns In The Straw Piano/Vocal (Graham Kendrick)
Thorns In The Straw Piano/Vocal (Graham Kendrick)
Thorns In The Straw
Graham Kendrick

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Download the sheet music for Thorns In The Straw by Graham Kendrick, from the album Rumours Of Angels.

SongID 21666
Language English
Album Rumours Of Angels
Artists Graham Kendrick
Authors Graham Kendrick
CCLI Song No.1097200
InstrumentsPiano, Guitar
File TypePDF
Pages
Original Key Ab
Available Keys Ab
Meter4/4
ThemeChristmas, Life of Jesus

Lyrics

Verse 1 Since the day the angel came it seemed that ev’rything had changed, the only certain thing, was the child that moved within On the road that would not end, winding down to Bethlehem, so far away from home Verse 2 Just a blanket on the floor, of a vacant cattle-stall, but there the child was born, she held him in her arms And as she laid him down to sleep She wondered, will it always be, so bitter and so sweet Chorus And did she see there in the straw, by his head, a thorn And did she smell myrrh in the air, on that starry night And did she hear angels sing, not so far away Till at last the sun rose bloodred, in the morning sky Verse 3 Then the words of ancient seers, tumbled down the centuries, a virgin shall conceive God with us, Prince of Peace Man of Sorrows, strangest name Oh, Joseph, there it comes again, so bitter yet so sweet Verse 4 And as she watched him through the years her joy was mingled with her tears, and she’d feel it all again, the glory and the shame And when the miracles began She wondered, who is this man, and where will this all end Verse 5 ‘Til against a darkening sky, the Son she loved was lifted high, and with his dying breath She heard him say, Father forgive, and to the criminal beside, today with Me in Paradise So bitter yet so sweet...