An Anthem for Mary Magdolin

Seven shadows, seven chains…

But love broke through, and called her name…

Mary, Mary, rise up high!

Seven demons cannot lie.

Flashes of red, voices of dread,

But the Carpenter casts them all to the side.

Mary, Mary, strong and free,

First to see what others can’t see.

From the ashes, destiny—

She’s the fire, she’s the soul!

Maybe the soldiers came in cloak and steel,

Maybe the night was too much to feel.

Alone, afraid, voices in her head,

“You should be dead, you should be dead.”

Then He walked the street, hands open wide,

Healed the blind, cast the shadows aside.

Mary, Mary, rise up high!

Seven demons cannot lie.

Flashes of red, voices of dread,

But the Carpenter casts them all to the side.

Mary, Mary, strong and free,

First to see what others can’t see.

From the ashes, destiny—

She’s the fire, she’s the soul!