Over the Rhine- the Trumpet Child

Over the Rhine performing The Trumpet Child at the Gravity Lounge in Charlottesville, VA, on June 3, 2008.

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Music

Tags:

• Over
• The
• Rhine
• Trumpet
• Child
• Jazz
• Soul
• Folk
• Hymn

[Minstrelcraft]

The trumpet child will blow his horn Will blast the sky till its reborn With Gabriels power and Satchmos* grace He will surprise the human race The trumpet he will use to blow Is being fashioned out of fire The mouthpiece is a glowing coal The bell a burst of wild desire The trumpet child will riff on love Thelonious notes from up above Hell improvise a kingdom come Accompanied by a different drum

[Minstrelcraft]

The trumpet child will banquet here Until the lost are truly found A thousand days, a thousand years Nobody knows for sure how long The rich forget about their gold The meek and mild are strangely bold A lion lies beside a lamb And licks a murderers outstretched hand The trumpet child will lift a glass His bride now leaning in at last His final aim to fill with joy The earth that man all but destroyed".

[MrRicardobach]

I bought one Feist cd; she's a litle girl compared to the mature, majestic grace of Karin

[moonie71]

her voice so reminds me of feist here - both karin and feist being terrific singers! :)

[lehacarpenter]

Awesome song. Awesome message. Beautifully delivered. I love that this band incorporates a cello, too.

[GMcD61]

The beauty of this tune captivates me with their melding of Jazz and lyric. Gorgeous!

[JaymieGerardMusic]

amazing, amazing, amazing

[rob068]

Oops, they've been around almost 20 yrs! Man, I've been in the dark!

[rob068]

Wow...awesome! Never heard of these guys. I just saw them mentioned in an old issue of American Songwriter magazine. Must explore...