Alec Thompson
Recorded by the Melrose Quartet in 2019
Melrose Quartet: https://melrosequartet.bandcamp.com/track/bright-new-year
https://melrosequartet.bandcamp.com/track/bright-new-year
Now all around is cold and chill, but take good heart, fear no ill, For through the frost of winter comes a bright new year. A bright new year, A bright new year For through the frost of winter comes a bright new year. Food and drink to make us grow, swell the seed that we would sow, So comes the rain in springtime and a bright new year. Warmth and light to make us strong, bring the ripest fruit along So comes the sun in summer and a bright new year. When harvest time has gone around blow out the chaff, clear the ground So comes the wind in autumn and a bright new year. So when all around is cold and chill, take good heart, fear no ill, For through the frost of winter comes a bright new year.