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| Chris Hadfield floats in weightlessness aboard the ISS... just days into his 5 month voyage. |
Just now, Chris Hadfield, riding through space in the International Space Station, posted a recording he made of a Christmas song of peace, written by his equally talented and aviation-struck brother Dave. The song was first written by Dave for the members of the first long duration crew on the ISS in 2000. Listen now, as Chris sings this beautiful carol while speeding 27,744 kilometers per hour and looking down on a world with the appearance of Peace only.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YufsbE4-jmY
Here are the lyrics to help you sing it too, along with the chords if you want to play along.
Jewel In the Night (Space Carol) ©2001 Dave Hadfield
Em D C Em
So bright, jewel
in the night,
Em
D
there in my
window below.
Em D
C
Em
So bright, dark as the night,
D
Em
with all of our
cities aglow.
G
D
It’s long been
our way, to honour this day,
F
Bm
And offer
goodwill to men.
Em D C Em
And know wherever
we go,
D
Em
It’s come round
to Christmas again.
So far, shines
every star, there without limit to see.
So grand,
far-away land, beckoning, calling to me.
And let it be shown,
wherever we go,
In all of the
wonders above. F Bm
With all that we
bring, there’s no finer thing,
Than this
message, this promise of Love.
[bridge]
Em
D
C
Em
Love for the
families that gather below.
Em
D C
Em
Love for the
stranger that you never know.
C
Am
For those who
aren’t with you;
G
B7
Who wander
above….
So bright, jewel
in the night,
there lies the
cradle we knew.
The home of, all
that we love,
and all of our
memories too.
It shall be our
way, to wander away,
And take with us
all that we know.
F Bm
And never cease,
this message of Peace,
From Bethlehem so
long ago.
And never cease,
this message of Peace,
[2x]
From Bethlehem so
long ago.
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