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#47 MOTHER MARY

by Peter Kearney

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NOTES on 'Mother Mary':
In this song I try to portray Mary in her humanity, as she goes through various experiences - the annunciation, the stable room birth, becoming a refugee in Egypt with Joseph and her young child, watching her son grow up and go away into his public life, then witnessing his execution on Calvary. A key thought in the song is that the great heart, the compassionate heart of Jesus, was formed by his parents.

Mother Mary is one of twenty-one songs on my CD, 'Growing in God', available via a link further down this page.
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MOTHER MARY
Mother of Jesus, Mary loving with all your heart.
Great was the love you gave forming your son’s great heart.
Mother Mary, great was the life, great was the love you gave
Forming your son’s great heart.

Mother of courage, Mary, fear when the angel came.
Courage found deep within. Yes was the word you gave.
Mother Mary, you were the one - “Thy will be done”, you said
What would I want instead?

Mother of patience, Mary, stable room for his birth.
Refugees then in Egypt, wanderers on the Earth.
Mother Mary, watched your son grow, then watched him go away.
All you could do was wait.

Mother of justice, Mary, welcoming God’s good news.
Friend of the poor and lonely, no-one you would refuse.
Mother Mary had to be strong, carried so long your care.
Yours was a life to share.

Mother of sorrows, Mary, standing beside the Cross.
There as your son was dying, everything good seemed lost.
Mother Mary, his death you shared, how did you bear the cost
Standing beside the Cross?

Mother of Jesus, Mary, loving with all your heart.
Joseph was with you guiding, forming your son’s great heart.
Mother Mary, great was the life, great was the love you gave
Forming your son’s great heart.
Sharing your son’s great heart.

Words & Music by Peter Kearney
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released August 14, 2020
AVAILABLE RESOURCES
with links to Peter's Online Store:
1. GROWING IN GOD: CD ('Mother Mary' + 20 other songs).
LInk: peterkearneysongs.com.au/product/356142
2. GROWING IN GOD: Music Book ('Mother Mary' + 20 other songs). LInk: peterkearneysongs.com.au/product/553815
3. PDF Music for the song 'Mother Mary': peterkearneysongs.com.au/product/615574

THE RECORDING:
Arranged and produced by Peter Kearney
Recorded at the The Little Portion Studio, Welby, NSW
Felicity Parkhill sings the lead female vocal, with her mother Claire adding harmonies
Peter Kearney: male vocal, guitar, synthesiser.
MUSICIANS:
Clarinet: MARK BIASUTTI

String Quartet:
CATHERINE BARNETT: Cello
CHRISTINE JARCZEWSKI: Viola
DAL OLDHAM: Violin
ANNE SPEER: Violin

COPYRIGHT © 2003 Peter Kearney. All rights reserved.
This song is registered with ONE LICENSE, APRA and AMCOS.
Church and school licences through 'One License'.
E: info@onelicense.net

ARTWORK
Track Image - ‘The Christ Child Asleep’ (detail) by Bernadino Luini (1480-1532)

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Peter Kearney Mittagong, Australia

Peter Kearney is an Australian songwriter and singer. His early folk-hymns 'Fill My House' & 'The Beatitudes' are internationally known. He has written many other songs of justice and peace, songs for children, and a musical-narrative on St. Francis of Assisi. His published recordings include 153 original songs.

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