MUSIC IN MARIA
by
Jack Forge


There's music in Maria's name,
a tune I've always known,
a melody in memory,
heard since I was born.

It comforts me in misery--
the joy of life it seems.
Even when I'm sleeping
I hear it in my dreams.

When uttered in a quiet way
her name is more than prayer;
when sung in harmony
it's all that I can bear.

There's music in her lovely name--
a holy aria.
I sing it to the heavens:
Thank God for Maria!