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Sir John Le Spring

from Into the Forest (unplugged) by Aeyther

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lyrics

Lyrics taken from 'Sir John Le Spring' by Robert Lascelles

Pray for the soul of Sir John Le Spring,
When the black monks sing and the vesper bells ring.
Pray for the sprite of a murdered knight,
Pray for the soul of Sir John Le Spring.

He fell not, when before the cross,
The waning crescent fled.
When the Martyr’s palm and golden crown
Reward these soldiers dead.

He fell not in the battling field
Beneath the banners bright.
When the pealing cry of victory
May cheer the soul of a dying Knight.

But at the dead of night in the soft moonlight,
In the garden bower he lay.
And the dew of sleep, did his eye-lids steep
In the cursed bed they’d made.

And by not my murderous hand and bloody bran
With his paramour.
Was forced away from the bleeding clay
To the dreaded judgement seat.

In the southern aisle, his coat of mail
Hang over his marble shrine.
And his tilting spear is rusting there,
His helm, and his gaberdine.

And still where that guilty night returns,
On the eve of St. Barnaby bright,
The dying taper faintly burns
With a wan and a wavering light.

And the clammy midnight dew breaks forth,
Like drops of agony.
From the marble dank, and the armouries clank,
Affrights the priest on his knee.

And high overhead with shivering dread
Unearthly footsteps pass.
For the spirits of the air are gathering
And mock the holy mass.

Judge not sinner as thou art, commune with thy sinful heart,
And watch for thou knowest not the hour,
And to starlight bright, and darkest night.
Pray for the soul of the murdered knight
That died in his moonlight bower.

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from Into the Forest (unplugged), released June 14, 2018
PRS CODE: 316814DP

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Aeyther Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

AEYTHER

Vocals / Piano: Freya Bryson

Cello / Piano:
Kerrin Tatman

Violin:
Tamara Kazziha

Percussion:
Joe Hall

Aeyther is a Newcastle upon Tyne-based (UK) four-piece spanning cello, piano, vocals, drums and violin. Merging alternative folk with contemporary classical, the band released their first studio album 'Into the Forest (unplugged) in June 2018. ... more

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