In keeping with the current season.
This older lyric sat on a shelf for a long while. Then Billy took it on board.
I hope you enjoy the result.
Billy Playle: Music/arrangement/vocals
Donna Devine: Lyric
Donna
The Angels(v1)
The Druids of ancient
Would bless an oak tree
Then burn an ash Yule log
For 12 festive days
They threw salt and holly
Deep into the flames
Waited for Sunrise
And spoke sacred names
Lift
Thus would the Winter Solstice begin
So the Sun would prevail over Darkness again
Chorus
[And] Deep in the shadows when all were asleep
The Angels of Solstice would gather around
And quietly sing to the souls in their keep
Leaving no footprints on sanctified ground
(v2)
With the castle aglow
In bright candlelight
Celebrations continued
Through all of the night
With music and dance
And a sumptuous feast
As lords and their peasants
Hailed the star in the East
Lift
Thus would Yuletide festivities start
With hopes of good tidings in everyone's heart
Chorus
[And] A quiet crunching of snow could be heard
The Angels of Yule were clust'ring outside
To pray in the silence of a still-changing world
Long after dark in the stars' diamond light
(v3)
Old traditions are stored
In the locked vaults of time
Yet from winter's dark depths
A light always shines
People gather with families
And friends all around
Safe in the comfort
Of warmth that surrounds
Lift
Down through the ages we still feel its worth
First it was light, then a holy child's birth
Chorus
Whispering to us to welcome the season
The Angels of Christmas are gathering in force
As hearts turn inward, finding a reason
To follow the trails of Love to their Source
� 2008-2012 Donna Devine
