Amazing Grace

by Mischa & His Merry Men

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Taken from the charity release, ‘Songs for Karen’, in loving memory of Merry HQs mummy, Karen, who died unexpectedly in her 50s – devastatingly too soon, especially heart-breaking as she helped so many others in her life, leaving a big void.

The week after it happened, through pure coincidence, we had Chris Payn coming up to ours to record some music. The original song we were going to work on was a love song for Roxie which obviously wasn’t where our heads were at. Instead, we decided to get these three songs recorded for Karen’s funeral and recorded them that very weekend, in mourning, in tears, ripped to pieces – music pulled us through.

Merry Maiden, Roxie, whilst not known as a singer, found the strength to record this version of Amazing Grace to make her mum proud and show how much she loved her.

The artwork was done by the talented @oniroi_atlier (Instagram), with the original drawing being delivered from the USA in time for the funeral, to sit on the coffin. It takes elements of Karen’s jewellery and the yellow butterfly represents the huge butterfly that visited our garden while recording Songs for Karen and was the colour of one of Karen’s favourite outfits. This butterfly stayed with us for around a week and during that time we’d lit a candle to mark her passing and to give her light into the next dimension – when the candle finally went out, the butterfly also disappeared.

This song is raising money for The Boo Charity
> www.boo-charity.org.uk <
A zero admin (no-one gets paid / all money raised goes to the grassroots cause) charity which the Merry Many and Karen have helped support over the last few years. The work they do for children in Africa is outstanding and we’ve seen first-hand how many individual people this charity helps giving opportunities to.

lyrics

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I am found
Was blind, but now I see

‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed

Through many dangers, toils and snares
We have already come
‘Twas grace has brought us safe thus far
And grace will lead us home

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I am found
Was blind, but now I see
Was blind, but now I see

credits

released July 21, 2021
Written by John Newton
Produced by Chris Payn
Recorded by Chris Payn
Mastered by Hangover Hill

Roxanne Weston-Green – vocals
Chris Payn – keyboards & percussion

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Mischa & His Merry Men England, UK

Our motto is to spread the message of unity, giving and good ethics through our music, our crowds and our actions – we present each audience member with gifts as a symbolic gesture of giving and it’s importance, asking each audience member in turn to repay the favour to someone else, with the goal of spreading love throughout the world as quickly as possible!

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