Joy Comes With The Morning

from PARKER PLAYS X by Richard X Bennett & Matt Parker

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lyrics

This song is based on Psalm 30 (KJV) “weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”

Joy Comes With The Morning

lyrics by Paula Jeanine Bennett & Richard X Bennett

“First sorrow
Then joy comes with the morning
First the endless dark
Then it's a clear new day

In the valley
Shadows fall with challenging
Yet we find our way
Within the gathered dusk

So don't fear the night The silent wall
The slowed-down clock Your strength is here with us now
yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah

We will extol thee
When joy comes with the morning
in our prosperity
We shall not be moved

Clothe me with Gladness
Set my feet to dancing
we will rise above
those tears in the dark

So don't fear the night The silent wall
The slowed-down clock Your strength is here with us now
yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah

Musical Notes: the A sections are in 4/4, the B sections are in 3/8. The melodica tells us that everything’s gonna be alright. The saxophone disagrees.

credits

from PARKER PLAYS X, released May 5, 2023
Richard X Bennett - piano, melodica & composition
Matt Parker - tenor sax
Adam Armstrong - bass
Julian Edmond - drums

art by Alex Clayton

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about

Richard X Bennett Brooklyn, New York

In NYC composer/pianist Richard X Bennett has performed at Lincoln Center Out of Doors, The Guggenheim Museum, The Rubin Museum, Brooklyn Museum & Central Park Summerstage. Internationally, his bands have played in over twenty countries. He has twelve albums on Indian, American & British labels.
"Hypnotic" - New Sounds
"unabashedly joyous, groove-centric, spiritually danceable" NYC Jazz Review ... more

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