A orphan girl named Maria Was walking to one day She stopped for to rest by the a bird with a broken wing lay A few moments passed she saw it For its feathers covered with sand And soon and wrapped it was traveling In the warmth of Maria's hand
She gave her last peso On a cage of rushes and twine She fed it loose corn from the And watched it stronger with time
Now the gift-giving service was And the shone with tinsel and light And all of the brought presents To lay by the manger night
There where diamonds, incense and And packages fit for a But for one bird in a small cage Maria had nothing to
She waited till just midnight So no one see her go in And crying she knelt by the For her was unworthy of him
Then a spoke to her through the darkness "Maria, what you to me? If the bird in the cage is offering the door, let me see"
So she trembled, she did as he her And out of the the bird flew Soaring up the rafters On a wing that had healed as new
Just the midnight bells rang out And the little bird to sing A song that no words recapture For its was fit for a king
Now Maria felt just to listen To cascade of notes sweet and long As her offering was to heaven By the very first song
(Stephanie Davis) 1990 EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Music. All Rights Controlled and administered by EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)
Guitar and Gordie Sampson Bruce Dukov Cello: Corbett Oboe and flute: Jon Violin, cello, and flute arranged and conducted by David
Leader: David Orchestra Contractor: Suzie Bruce Dukov (concertmaster), Darius Campo, Susan Chatman, Mario De Leon, Berj Garabedian, Peter Kent, Rachel Purkin, Michelle Richards, Mark Robertson Viola: Evan Wilson, Kazi Pitelka, Denyse Buffum, Funes Cello: Larry Corbett, Dan Bass: Stone Woodwinds: Jon