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Christmas in the Shed

by Leigh Newton

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    An Australian urban-flavoured sequel to Christmas in the Scrub (Leigh Newton) celebrating the birth of the Christ child in an Australian suburb.
    Cover artwork by Lincoln Tiver.
    Lyrics of all 30 songs are included in the CD booklet insert.

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1. When the angel came that day, All my senses blown away; What a crazy thing to say, That God would be my baby. Haven't lived with any man, How can I be in this plan? Think I'll never understand How God could grow in me. Chorus So my heart sings of my saviour, From now on they'll call me blessed; For the one we wait, the God of love, Now grows beneath my breast. 2. Don't know how this came to be, Don't know why God's chosen me, What a strange reality, But who am I to argue? I am just of flesh and blood, I find it hard to live out love, But God has come from heaven above For a miracle in me. 3. Scared like I have never been, Surely this is just a dream, Sometimes I just want to scream With changes to my body. Still, I'll do just anything, God's brought down some mighty kings, Filled the hungry with good things, And won't desert me now.
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Chorus Come little Jesus, come to the hayshed,
 Show God's love has come to us today.
 Come little Jesus, come to the hayshed,
 Come lay down on a prickly bale of hay. 1. Come see the calves tied up with binder twine,
 Come see the mice at play,
 Come see the swallows nesting in the rafters,
 Welcome the dawn to the day. 2. Come see the farmer milking all the cows,
 Come hear the dairy noise,
 Come see the levels rising in the milk vat,
 Food for the girls and the boys. 3. Come feel the swirling dust get up your nose,
 Come feel the biting sun,
 Come feel the pain of prickles in your clothing,
 Come feel the crack of a gun. 4. Come be the birthday boy who talks of God,
 Come lead us home your way,
 Come be the boy who's man enough to cry,
 And die in the heat of the day.
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See the sun 01:42
1. See the sun ride high across the blue,
 See the summer eucalyptus hue,
 See the jacarandas all in bloom,
 Signal Christ will soon be here. 2. See the star that points the way to life,
 See the kings who travel through the night,
 See young Mary riding in her plight
 With the child still in the womb. 3. Praise the child we now await to come,
 Praise the boy born as the Father's son,
 For this baby is the only one
 Who can lead us back to God. Bridge But the summer sun would wither all - Our souls cry out for water. All alone, out in the searing winds, His life will soon be given. 4. But for now our child will soon be born,
 Born our brother in the early morn, Born a servant who will calm the storm That divides us from our Lord.
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about

An urban flavour follow-up to Christmas in the Scrub (1983), celebrating when the Christ child was born in an Australian suburb.

credits

released July 21, 2021

Bethanie Christian - vocals (When the angel came that day)
Gerry Holmes - harmonies, acoustic guitar, keyboard
Andrew Lecke - drums
Rob McCarthy - banjo
Leigh Newton - vocals, harmonies, acoustic guitar, mandolin, keyboard, percussion
Jan Oliver - vocals (Bill and Sally), harmonies (Can this be really true?)
Stever Pederson - electric guitar
Darryn Schacke - bass guitar
Darryl Thompson - electric guitar, slide guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboard

Children's choir - Nicholas and Tim Cross, David and Jonathon Hamer, Sarah & Timothy Hamer, Deanna & Joel Howland, Claire Lockwood, Melanie Schultz, Naomi Smith, & Aaron Vinall

Engineers : Andrew Voigt and bits by Leigh Newton and Darryl Thompson
Production: Leigh Newton, Gerry Holmes, Darryl Thompson & Andrew Voigt
Recorded at The Mansions, Malmsbury, Vic (May 1999) & the studio. formally known as Good God, St Mary's, SA (June, July 1999)
Mixed in the comfortable surrounds of Leigh's loungeroom in Aldgate, SA
Remixed in Dave and Lyn Grimmer's loungeroom while the studio was being rebuilt.
Post Production: Al Sankauskas at Adelaide Tape Duplicators
Artwork: Lincoln Tiver

Published in Nov 1999 by Leigh Newton and Tanya Wittwer
Phone: 0435 526 858
Email: lnewton@adam.com.au
Web: leighnewton.com.au

A Christmas in the Shed companion songbook is also available.
This collection is a sequel to Christmas in the Scrub (1983).

Leigh Newton is registered with LicenSing, CAL & Word of Life Copyright agencies. Permission for use of the songs may be obtained from APRA, PO Box 567, Crows Nest NSW 2065

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Living in the Adelaide Hills, writing for children and adults in church contexts.
Appreciating expansive theology and the wonders of grace.

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