Sunday, June 12, 2011

Maria's song





Maria’s Song
©2011 Dan Sullivan

There's a howling wind
There's a storm outside
There's a knocking on the door
"Please let me in" a voice does cry 
From a far off foreign  shore

I hear the small voice of a child
Pleading once more
"Please let me in"
The poor boy cries 
But no one answers the door

Won’t you spare his life, sweet Jesus
But if it’s not your plan for him
He’ll be knocking on Heaven’s door tonight
Won’t you please let him in

In a barrio 
In a border town
80 passengers are squeezed
Into the back of a tractor-trailer
Along with Maria Ruiz

Well, the Border Patrol
Saved most of them
But there among the deceased
They find Maria with her fingers
Still clutching her rosary beads

Won’t you hear her prayers, sweet Jesus
For she’s left this world of sin
She’ll be knocking on Heaven’s door tonight
Won’t you please let her in



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