My spirit shall rejoice in God
Who breaks my chains of guilt and fear;
For God upholds each person’s worth
Throughout the ages of this Earth.
God’s love shall fill my life with fire,
God’s justice form my heart’s desire.
This just and holy love of life
Can turn our thinking upside down
Empowering all the poor to act
Till common wealth becomes a fact.
Each evil tyrant’s rule shall cease,
Each conflict end in lasting peace.
The timeless wisdom Mary sang
Still holds for those who seek today
To live the Gospel’s sacred dream
Of justice born of self esteem.
Sing birth-day songs with mirth and verve,
Mary’s boy-child was born to serve.
Text © William Livingstone Wallace. Harmony © Barry Brinson.
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