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Originally recorded on CHRISTMAS: THE STORY OF STORIES

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DAWN ON US
Carolyn Arends

What was he thinking in the starlight?
Did he have time to think at all?
A carpenter his whole life, now he was a midwife
And then the shepherds came to call
When Joseph held the newborn baby
Was the whole meaning still unclear?
A man can get so tired, even angel choirs
Just leave a ringing in his ears
Was it all a blur, all too much
Until at last, the sun came up

Did it dawn on him
At the moment when
Morning chased the night away
Did it dawn on him
This was God with him
In the light of Christmas day

Now we put Joseph in the stable
We put the stable on display
A sweet nativity scene, fragments of an old dream
What kind of difference does it make?
But if that baby in the manger
Came to be Light for everyone
Maybe all the darkness, here inside our hearts is
A sign that only he can come
And end at last the tyranny
Of endless night and set us free

Let it dawn on us
Like the morning sun
Let it chase our night away
Let it dawn on us
This is God with us
In the light of Christmas day
In the light of Christmas day

Let it shine, shine, shine
Let it dawn on us
This is God with us
In the light of Christmas day

© Running Arends Music/ASCAP
CCLI No.  7166732

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from Christmas Carolyn (A Digital Box Set), released November 15, 2021
Produced by Carolyn Arends and Roy Salmond
Recorded at Whitewater Productions, Surrey, BC by Roy Salmond
Mixed at Whitewater by Greg Reely
Mastered at Green Jacket Studios by Greg Reely

THE MUSICIANS
Julian MacDonough: drums
Adam Thomas: acoustic bass
Spencer Capier: mandolin, mondola, guitar, violin, bouzouki, vocals
Carolyn Arends: vocals, acoustic guitars, piano, ukulele
Joel Stobbe: cello
Gayle Salmond: vocals
Roy Salmond: organ, electric guitar, glockenspiel, strum stick, hurdy gurdy, percussion (shakers, gourds, tambourine, bells, maracas), cello arrangements and assorted magic

THE MERRY MEN:
Nelson Boschman, Spencer Capier, Michael Hart, Peter LeGrand, Lance Odegard

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Carolyn Arends Vancouver, British Columbia

"One of the most affecting communicators in any genre." - Billboard Magazine

Carolyn Arends has released 14 albums and is the author of 3 critically-acclaimed books. 15 of Arends’ songs have become top 10 radio singles on the Canadian pop and US Christian charts. Arends has earned 2 Dove Awards, 3 Juno Nominations, and was recognized as the West Coast Music Awards’ Songwriter of the Year. ... more

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