Woman of the Sacred Heart

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]

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In you our flesh he had to come
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You grounded him upon our earth
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Your feet that walked, your womb that held
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Your pain that brought this love to birth.
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The Sacred Heart of him you held
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can grieve and grow within the space,
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of patient love and listening;
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a mother’s choice o’ mystic’s grace.

[Interlude]

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[Verse 2]

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In your delight, in your despair,
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The smallest choices of each day;
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The cost to you, your hope-filled yes,
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Your courage lived shows us the way.
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Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
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Eternal sign of God surprise,
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In you we know the poor as blessed,
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This world transformed before our eyes.

[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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O Woman of the Sacred Heart,
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You heard the words of Gabriel.
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Pray we may hear the call of God
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and come to meet Emmanuel
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His truth is witnessed in your face,
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That he became and was and is
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The Sacred Heart, the resting place;
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Our hearts forever held in his.