After learning to play the guitar, the fiddle, and the piano, as well as to sing, Rusby played at many local folk festivals as a child and adolescent. She came to wider attention through her duets with her friend and fellow Barnsley folk singer Kathryn Roberts on the 1995 album Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts.
At about this time she joined, and became the lead vocalist of, the all-female Celtic folk band The Poozies. This led to her becoming a founding member of the group Equation, which included Kathryn Roberts and Seth Lakeman. Rusby left Equation (being replaced by Cara Dillon) to follow a more traditional direction and, in 1997, released her debut solo album Hourglass produced by Scottish fiddler John McCusker (to whom Rusby was married for some time).
In 1999 Rusby recorded Sleepless which earned her a Mercury Music Prize nomination and the BBC Folk Award for Best Album and Best Folk Singer.
Rusby continues to release albums mixing traditional and self-penned songs on her own Pure Records, winning fans as diverse as Graham Coxon (who provided the illustration for her album The Girl Who Couldn't Fly) and collaborator Ronan Keating.
2008 saw the release of Sweet Bells, an album of traditional Christmas songs interpreted by Rusby.
In 2010, Rusby released the album Make the Light, a collection of self-penned songs, and in 2011 issued a second collection of Christmas songs titled While Mortals Sleep.
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Awake Arise Good Christians
Kate Rusby Lyrics
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For unto us a saviour was born upon this day,
The self-same moon was shining, that now is in the sky,
When a holy band of angels came down from God on high.
[Chorus:]
Hosannah! Hosannah! To Jesus we'll sing,
Hosannah! Hosannah! To Jesus we'll sing,
Fear not, we bring good tidings, for on this happy morn,
The promised One, the saviour, in Bethlehem's town was born!"
Up rose the simple shepherds, all with a joyful mind,
"Then let us go in haste," they say, "This holy child to find".
[Chorus]
And like unto the shepherds, we wander far and near,
And bid you wake, good Christians, the joyful news to hear,
Awake, arise, good Christians, let nothing you dismay.
Remember Christ our saviour was born upon this day.
[Chorus]
[Repeat first verse]
[CHORUS x2]
The song "Awake Arise Good Christians" by Kate Rusby is a traditional Christian Christmas carol that urges Christians to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The lyrics are a call to wake up, arise and not be dismayed, as Christ our Savior was born on this day. The song takes us back to the scene of the nativity, where the moon is shining and a group of holy angels have just come down from God on high to announce the arrival of our savior. The chorus is a joyful cry of "Hosannah to Jesus we'll sing" to celebrate the birth of Christ.
The simple shepherds, upon hearing the good tidings of Christ's birth, rise up with a joyful mind and hasten to see the holy child. The song reminds us that we too can be like the shepherds, wandering far and near, spreading the news of this joyful event. The song concludes with a final call to wake up and arise, remembering that Christ our savior was born on this day.
Overall, "Awake Arise Good Christians" is a beautiful and uplifting Christmas carol that reminds us of the joy and wonder surrounding the birth of Christ. It encourages us to celebrate and spread the joy of Christmas to all around us.
Line by Line Meaning
Awake, arise good Christians, let nothing you dismay,
Christians, be alert and attentive, do not be discouraged,
For unto us a saviour was born upon this day,
Today, a savior was born for us,
The self-same moon was shining, that now is in the sky,
The moon that is now in the sky is the same one that was shining that night,
When a holy band of angels came down from God on high.
Angels descended from God above on that night,
Hosannah! Hosannah! To Jesus we'll sing,
We will sing Hosannah to Jesus,
Fear not, we bring good tidings, for on this happy morn,
Do not be afraid, we bring good news on this joyful morning,
The promised One, the saviour, in Bethlehem's town was born!"
The promised savior was born in Bethlehem!
Up rose the simple shepherds, all with a joyful mind,
The humble shepherds got up with a happy heart,
"Then let us go in haste," they say, "This holy child to find".
"Let us quickly go find this holy child", they said.
And like unto the shepherds, we wander far and near,
Like the shepherds, we wander near and far,
And bid you wake, good Christians, the joyful news to hear,
And we ask you, good Christians, to wake up and hear the joyful news,
Remember Christ our saviour was born upon this day.
Remember, Christ our savior was born on this day.
[Repeat first verse]
Repeat the first verse
[CHORUS x2]
Chorus (repeat twice)
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