Mary's Boy by Alathea

My Roots Grow Deeper by Alathea

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Mary's Boy
by Alathea

Album: My Roots Grow Deeper

Mary's boy, humble and lowly
Mary's boy, strong and mighty
Man of sorrows
Now comes the joy
The weight of the world rides on Mary's boy

Every mountain, every sea
By the Lord they came to be
The rejoicing o'er the land
Turned to grief by Adam's hand
Said the father to the son of the world that we have made
There must be a sacrifice
A price that must be paid

Mary's boy, humble and lowly
Mary's boy, strong and mighty
Man of sorrows
Now comes the joy
The weight of the world rides on Mary's boy

A kingdom born in Bethlehem
Would redeem Jerusalem
Wise men journeyed bringing gifts
And the wrath of Herod's fist
Joseph took his baby and wife
They fled to the Nile
Out of Egypt God would call
Call his only child

Mary's boy, humble and lowly
Mary's boy, strong and mighty
Man of sorrows
Now comes the joy
The weight of the world rides on Mary's boy

The birds of the air can nest
But God's only son had nowhere to rest
He had nowhere to rest

He lived and loved to welcome in
All the hurt and broken
The power his death would reveal
By his wounds we are healed

Mary's boy, humble and lowly
Mary's boy, strong and mighty
Man of sorrows
Now comes the joy
The weight of the world rides on
The weight of the world rides on
The weight of the world rides on Mary's boy