"Pieta" genre: Christian Easy Listening
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	This is a gentle, reflective song. I wrote it in response to seeing a reproduction of Michaelangelo's "Pieta" while waiting for a bus.
	CD: Pieta Credits: Jonathan Christopher Wretlind
	Story Behind the Song The song makes reference to 2 themes commonly found in Christian art -- Mary and Jesus both at His birth and death. Lyrics Mary, hold your baby, hold Him tight. The love for all the world we know is cradled in your gentle arms – Tonight the angels’ comfort give you sight. The mysteries you ponder here will fade to joy within His light. And pictured in the paint I see a portrait of Nativity. I see the stars, His halo bright, a silhouette of diety; and I wonder if you knew then what would be? His gift of love for all humanity. Mary, hold your baby, hold Him tight. The hope for all the world we know is lying lifeless in your arms – Tonight the angels’ comfort give you sight. The silent grief you hold so dear will fade to joy within His light. And rendered in the stone I see the teardrops of His misery, I see His side, His hands and feet, His sacrifice of love for me; and I wonder if you knew what had to be? His sacrifice for all the world to see. The gift of love He gave to you and me.

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