Ave Maria (The Song for Mary) - Jason Gray, Франц Шуберт

She picks the flowers in the morning

Tucks just a few in her hair

The joy of her mother and father

As she spins around unaware

She carries her song into evening

And the dreams of all little girls

She carries the bread to the table

She carries the hope of the world

Ave Maria

Ave Maria

Angels can carry glad tidings

Or burdens to bear in the dark

Love can take both fear and wonder

And hold them inside the same heart

You carried hope and a promise

You carried shame and disgrace

Which was the heavier burden

That drew lines in a little girl’s face?

Ave Maria

Gratia plena

Maria, gratia plena

Maria, gratia plena

Ave, ave dominus

Dominus tecum

Benedicta tu in mulieribus

Et benedictus

Et benedictus fructus ventris

Ventris tuae, Jesus

Held by the love you were holding

Is this what it means to be blessed?

To carry your hope through the darkness

As it carries you into your rest

Ave Maria

Ave Maria