Story Behind The Song
I was walking my son, Andrew in his stroller when he was about 1 year old. It was near Easter time. I was thinking about Mary as a mother of a young child. I wondered what it was like for her to see her child suffer. I thought about how I might someda
Song Description
This song is in lullaby form. Listen to the beautiful flute solo in the beginning and the end. There is a feeling of the tenderness between mother and child. Also, there is the universal connection between all mothers who raise and love their children,
| Song Length |
3:44 |
Genre |
Folk - Religious, Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Female |
| Mood |
Peaceful, Moving |
Subject |
Spirituality, Love for Child |
| Similar Artists |
Amy Grant, Celine Dion |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
. Mary's Lullaby
(Verse 1)
Mary and Joseph were tired and worn
In a cold lonely stable, thier baby was born.
She held him close all night long.
Listen real closely, you can hear her song.
(Refrain)
You are my baby, I give you my love.
A wonderful gift, from God above.
Your precious hand so small in mine.
Holding so closely my hand in thine.
(Verse 2)
Mary kept Jesus safe and warm.
She tried to keep him away from harm.
A life he must give to save all men.
His mother's heart will be broken then. (to refrain)
(Verse 3)
Mary oh mother, your tiny baby son
Is our dear God's one and only one.
He is your child that can't be ignored.
But like all children, he belongs to the Lord.
Copyright 1991 by Joanne C. Burns