It was my great pleasure to work with Liz Vic, Wen Reagan, Bruce Benedict, and Lester Ruth to write this song, “Away in A Manger.” Most Christmas songs are all sweetness, with the baby Jesus sleeping contentedly, “no crying he makes.” This song turns that idyllic picture on its head, revealing the drama and stress of a real family with a real baby who was the target of jealous politician’s wrath, forcing them to flee “away from the manger” to the safety of Egypt. Liz does a wonderful job on this new recording, just in time for Christmas.
Pages
-
Recent Posts
Follow Greg Scheer Music
Recent Comments
- The Peaceable Kingdom | The Musical Diary of Greg Scheer on Tiny King (with Liz Vice)
- The Peaceable Kingdom | The Musical Diary of Greg Scheer on Jesus, Be Enough
- The Peacable Kingdom | The Musical Diary of Greg Scheer on Refugee King, with Liz Vice, et al
- Theo Scheer on Your Stupid Phone
- Psalm 40: Patiently (revised, Psalm contest winner) | The Musical Diary of Greg Scheer on Revenge of the Killer Bs: Psalm 40, Patiently
Archives
Categories
- Adopt-a-Psalm, 2017
- Arrangement
- Art Music
- Choir
- Church
- Colin
- Commissions
- Congregational Songs
- Contests
- Demos
- electronic
- FAWM 2014
- FAWM 2016
- FAWM 2017
- FAWM 2019
- FAWM 2020
- Finale demo
- Global
- Half the Man
- Hallel Psalms
- Hymn tunes
- Jazz
- Live
- One. Long. Year.
- Pilgrim Psalms
- Production music
- Psalms
- Quirky
- Retuned hymn
- Rock and/or Roll
- Uncategorized
Meta
Pingback: The Peacable Kingdom | The Musical Diary of Greg Scheer