A Moment For Miriam

Note: The song's chorus is in italics.
By James Harvey Stout (deceased). This material is now in the public domain.
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There's a fire in Miriam
I see in her eyes,
Like the sun blazing
In summer skies.

She gathers winter wood
And carries stones
Like her parents did
At her parents' home.

When the mountain ridge
Takes the sun to night,
Stars come out
In Miriam's eyes.

It's a moment for Miriam.
She leaves the chores at home.
With a kiss
And a blessing,
This moment is her own.

A moment for Miriam,
For God and her.
All she loved today
Patiently waits
For her return.

Church bells ring
In the clatter of each knife,
As she washes it,
As she lives her life.

Miriam hears it
With no time to stop.
She feels the moment go
With no time for thought.

She worships with work
In dirt beneath her flowers.
And after her fires
Blaze for hours,
She finds ...

It's a moment for Miriam.
She leaves the chores at home.
With a kiss
And a blessing,
This moment is her own.

A moment for Miriam,
For God and her.
All she loved today
Patiently waits
For her return.