HOW I LONG TO LEARN TO LOVE YOU
WITH LOVE THAT'S TRUE AND STRONG
HOW I LONG TO LEARN TO TRUST YOU
WITH MY MIND, MY HEART, MY SOUL
LIKE THE VIRGIN WHO HAD LOVED YOU
IN THE SILENCE OF YOUR CROSS
LIKE THE MOTHER WHO HAD WATCHED YOU
DYING FOR US ALL
LORD I LONG TO LEARN TO SEE YOU
WITH MY EYES SO TIRED AND BLIND
I LONG TO LEARN TO HEAR YOU
THROUGH THE SILENCE OF MY LIFE
LIKE THE VIRGIN
LIKE THE MOTHER WHO HAD WATCHED YOU
DYING FOR US ALL
IN THE SILENCE OF YOUR CROSS
LIKE THE MOTHER WHO HAD WATCHED YOU
DYING FOR US ALL