A poor orphan girl named Maria
Was walking to market one day
She stopped for a rest by the roadside
Where a bird with a broken wing lay
A few moments passed till she saw it
For it's feathers were covered with sand
But soon clean and wrapped it was traveling
In the warmth of Maria's small hand
She happily gave her last peso
On a cage made of rushes and twine
She fed it loose corn from the market
And watched it grow stronger with time
Now the Christmas Eve service was coming
And the church shone with tinsel and light
And all of the townfolk brought presents
To lay by the manger that night
There were diamonds and incense and perfumes
In packages fit for a king
But for one ragged bird in a small cage
Maria had nothing to bring
She waited till just before midnight
So no one could see her go in
And crying she knelt by the manger
For her gift was unworthy of Him
Then a voice spoke to her through the darkness
Maria, what brings you to me
If the bird in the cage is your offering
Open the door, let me see
Though she trembled, she did as he asked her
And out of the cage the bird flew
Soaring into the rafters
On a wing that had healed good as new
Just then the midnight bells rang out
And the little bird started to sing
A song that no words could recapture
Whose beauty was fit for a king
Now Maria felt blessed just to listen
To that cascade of notes sweet and long
As her offering was lifted to heaven
By the very first nightingale's song
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50,000 Names A Bible and a Belt Album Number Two All You Need Is Me Amazing Grace Another Wonderful Christmas Are You Washed in the Blood? Away In A Manger Baby I'll Come Back To You Boots Born To Be Your Woman Cheater, Cheater Come Sit On Santa Claus' Lap Cryin' Smile Dreamer Enough Farm To Fame Free Bird God Help My Man Good Truck Gotta Go Back Hammerin' Nails He Touched Me He's a Cowboy Heart Of The Wood His and Hers How Great Thou Art I Know What Santa's Getting For Christmas I Love You Song I Need Thee Every Hour I See Him I Surrender All I'll Fly Away I'll Sing For You I’ll Fly Away If I Needed You If We Make It Through December In A Cowboy's Dreams In a Cowby's Dreams In the Garden It Is Well With My Soul It'll Get You Where You're Goin' It's Christmas Time Jesus Loves Me Jesus Paid It All Josephine Just A Cup Of Coffee Leave It There Let It Snow (Somewhere Else) Let's Pretend We Never Met Long Line Of Love Love Your Man Loved The Hell My Life Is Based On A True Story My Ol' Man My Old Man Now That She's Gone Play The Song Remember Me Rodeo Softly And Tenderly Someday When I Grow Up Suppertime Sweet Emmylou Take My Hand, Precious Lord Teaching Me How to Love You That's Important To Me The Horse Nobody Could Ride The Life Of A Song The Old Rugged Cross The Preacher and the Stranger (Live) This Song's For You To Do What I Do To Say Goodbye Tonight Cowboy You're Mine Tune Of A Twenty Dollar Bill Turning to the light Waiting for Someone What The Hell (It's The Holidays) When I'm Gone When I’m Gone Where Jesus Is You Ain't Right Your Man Loves You Honey
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