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Text:Since the day the angel came (Thorns in the straw)
Author:Graham Kendrick
Tune:[Since the day the angel came]
Composer:Graham Kendrick

928. Since the day the angel came (Thorns in the straw)

Text Information
First Line: Since the day the angel came
Title: Since the day the angel came (Thorns in the straw)
Author: Graham Kendrick
Refrain First Line: And did she see there in the straw by His head a thorn
Language: English
Publication Date: 1999
Topic: The Godhead: Jesus - God the Son; Seasons of the Christian Year: Advent and Christmas; Living the Christian Life: Salvation and the Cross
Copyright: © 1994 Make Way Music
CCLI Number: 1097200
Tune Information
Name: [Since the day the angel came]
Composer: Graham Kendrick
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: © 1994 Make Way Music



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