Lyrics and Longings

She sets a candle in the window
her act of protest for the world.
A votive light
to mark the plight:
a putting right,
a little brightness in the sky.

She prays a new hope into being
and sees it dawning in her mind.
Across the world,
this truth unfurled:
her goodness hurled
at all the churlish hate and lies.

Ave Maria. Ave Maria.
Sing for us. Pray for us.
Ave Maria. Mary.

Now all the justice and the glory – 
all the rest – 
the unrelenting good that’s 
not yet manifest:
is sung to being at this mother’s 
bold behest.
She sings that what is best will 
come to be. 

Ave Maria. Ave Maria.
Sing for us. Pray for us.
Ave Maria. Mary.

She sets a candle in the window
her act of protest for the world.
A votive light
to mark the plight:
a putting right,
a little brightness in the sky.