Newton's Epic

from Thunderhead by Treehouse Sanctum

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Newton's Epic

You were an angry sailor
Roving cross the sea
A slave trading raider
In the 18th century

Coerced and beaten
Far far from your home
Never once did you reach out
All alone in Sierra Leone

But on a stormy night
West of Donegal
Broken man awoken
By a breach down in the hull

Amongst the rising waters
With no faith for you to laud
In your darkest hour
Finally cried out to God

Then the angels sang
They sang amazing grace over you
Hallelujah
Then the angels sang
They sang amazing grace over you
Hallelujah

You became a pastor
And you wrote prolifically
Your Thoughts upon the Slave Trade
Helped abolish that travesty

Gentle hymns of redemption
Oh how sweet the sound
I once was lost
But now am found

Then the angels sang
They sang amazing grace over you
Hallelujah
Then the angels sang
They sang amazing grace over you
Hallelujah

Now the angels sing
They sing amazing grace with you
Hallelujah
Now the angels sing
They sing amazing grace you know it’s true
Hallelujah

Now the angels sing
They sing amazing grace with you
Hallelujah
Yeah the saints they sing
They sing amazing grace because of you
Hallelujah

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from Thunderhead, released April 28, 2023
written by Sam Rymer
recorded at The Keep (Denver, CO)
engineered by Nick Sullivan
produced by Nick Sullivan & Sam Rymer
performed by Treehouse Sanctum with Ryan Durfee (piano)
album artwork painting: Ian Fisher
album artwork graphic design: Jeremy Gleason

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a diverse indie folk rock band from Denver, CO. driving rhythms and soulful harmonies punctuate this groovy soundtrack to life.

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