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Untrodden Ways

by Samways

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Agnes Maule Machar (1837-1927) was born in Kingston, ON was a Feminist, advocate for the poor, and a prohibitionist. Homeschooled by her dad, she was studying latin and greek by age 10, and learned French and italian as a teen. She wrote that Christians should accept evolutionary theory as part of an adapting and fuller understanding of God’s word. She also wrote a lot about the experience of immigrating to Canada and the local experience. Her novel Katie Johnstone’s Cross introduced a classic Machar figure to Canadian literature: the girl or young woman whose faith, moral standards, and good works inspire errant males to turn from wrongdoing or recover their Christian belief.

Samways' first single is based on Agnes' poem 'Untrodden Ways'. It is a splendid retelling of 'the grass is always greener on the other side' sung in three part harmony. Available on all platforms Feb 26 2021. For more information visit www.nathanhiltz.com

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Untrodden Ways
By Agnes Maule Machar (1837–1927)

WHERE close the curving mountains drew,
To clasp the stream in their embrace,
With every outline, shade and hue
Reflected in its placid face,

The ploughman stops his team to watch 5
The train, as swift it thunders by;
Some distant glimpse of life to catch,
He strains his eager, wistful eye.

His waiting horses patient stand
With wonder in their gentle eyes, 10
As through the tranquil mountain land
The snorting engine onward flies.

The morning freshness is on him,
Just wakened from his balmy dreams;
The wayfarers, all soiled and dim, 15
Think longingly of mountain streams.

Oh, for the joyous mountain air,
The long, delightful autumn day
Among the hills!—the ploughman there
Must have perpetual holiday! 20

And he, as all day long he guides
His steady plough with patient hand,
Thinks of the train that onward glides
Into some new enchanted land,

Where, day by day, no plodding round 25
Wearies the frame and dulls the mind,
Where life thrills keen to sight and sound,
With ploughs and furrows left behind!

Even so to each the untrod ways
Of life are touched by Fancy’s glow, 30
That ever sheds its brightest rays
Upon the paths we do not know!

credits

released February 26, 2021
Samways is:
Nathan Hiltz - guitarist, composer
Shannon Butcher - voice
Melissa Lauren - voice
Jessica Lalonde - voice

also featuring:
Chris Banks - bass
Mark Fewer - Violin

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