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De Profundis

from Moonlit Missive #64 by In Gowan Ring

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Poem by Christina Rossetti; Arrangement by B’ee
[Instruments: acoustic and electric guitar, voices, xylophone & organ]
Recorded in February 2021

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Oh why is heaven built so far,
Oh why is earth set so remote?
I cannot reach the nearest star
That hangs afloat.

I would not care to reach the moon,
One round monotonous of change;
Yet even she repeats her tune
Beyond my range.

I never watch the scattered fire
Of stars, or sun’s far-trailing train,
But all my heart is one desire,
And all in vain:

For I am bound with fleshly bands,
Joy, beauty, lie beyond my scope;
I strain my heart, I stretch my hands,
And catch at hope.

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from Moonlit Missive #64, released February 28, 2021

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The Symbolist Folk Music of In Gowan Ring channels stories of stones and angels through homemade instruments and human voice.

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