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THE CHILD OF GOD

The angels gave him his name that’s the story she told
They wrote it in blood in the rubble and stone
and she held the child close as the soldiers approached
just another poor mother and the Child of God

I saw Mary and Martha in the camps on the border
And Lazerus he called me from the belly of the hole
She kept warm with a blanket with the Red Cross to thank it
Just another poor mother and the Child of God

Somewhere the angels are watching
but men can be so goddamned hard
for without papers you are forever stateless
just another poor mother and the Child of God

I’d give you mercy it’s the gift the poor
But its harder to find that incense and myrrh
Herod knew the game – it’s the stranger you blame
even a mother and the Child of God

I saw her waiting for water in the endless crowd
I saw her watching the sky in the internment yard
And she wept as his feet as the rain turned to sleet
Just another poor mother and the Child of God.

Somewhere the angels are watching
but men can be so goddamned hard
In a world grown cold she gave you love to hold
Just another poor mother and the Child of God.

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from SUMMER BEFORE THE STORM, released January 15, 2021
Charlie Angus - lead vocals, guitar
Andy Maize - vocals
Janet Mercier – vocals
Peter Jellard - fiddle, accordian, harmonica, vocals
Tim Hadley - bass, vocals
Ian McKendry – guitar
Ewen Farncombe – piano
Andy Sequire – keyboards
Nathan Mahaffy -drums, vocals

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GRIEVOUS ANGELS Cobalt, Ontario

“Authentic like Johnny Cash and Woody Guthrie”

“This is a brilliant folk album, and one for our times."
-The Spill Magazine


For the last three decades, the Grievous Angels have been carving out a unique place in the alt-roots landscape. Their songs conjure the tragic beauty of Canada’s northern blue collar frontier.

Their 8th album is a kick ass journey through dark and unsettled times. ... more

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