We're now in the time that passes for winter in this time of warming climate, so it seems appropriate to focus on what can be experienced huddled indoors. In the wider human situation, there are people who very justifiably believe themselves to be in danger, and in times like those deities that might not be normally prayed to as warriors or protectors start falling into that role.
One hearth deity that gets particular attention at this time from my religious community is the Irish and possibly more pan-Celtic figure of Brighid. Her symbols include the cup of healing brew, the harp of musical inspiration, and the hammer of both practical and artistic forging. So from that comes the idea that if she's present at a fire, and her worshippers are gathered around, she will want to protect that home and the people who inhabit it.
Musically, the phrase "gospel swing" is doing a lot of work. Strictly speaking, this is notated completely incorrectly, and should actually be written in 9/8 meter. But the way it's written is somewhat close to the right performance, so it's OK to think of it as having a bit of swing to it. We can't simply swing the 8ths, though, because of the pattern of short-long in addition to long-short that shows up. The scale in use here, G mixolydian, is like G major but has an F natural, which adds a haunting D minor as an important chord to the overall positive sound, and also throws in a bit of the Appalachian flat 7 major chord that most would recognize from old-timey and bluegrass.
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