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Pieta In New York

from Faulty Gems by Hank Stone

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In 1964 the Vatican sent the classic Michelangelo sculpture to the New York World's Fair

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Pieta in New York

1-Figures in the stone, The chisel reveals
What his eye has seen, What everybody feels
With glory to Him above It’s a sin to seek fame
The sculptor regrets Signing his name

Mary holds him With a marble arm
How can a mother Keep her child from harm?
Oh Pietà, Exemplar of grief
A gleaming foundation On which to build belief

2-The nations gathered In a meadow park
To demonstrate progress And banish the dark
The venerated icon Conveyed to the world of youth
Parading before me As unprovable truth

3-The statue made the journey Four thousand miles by sea
Michelangelo’s creation In the land of the free
Once he walked on water As a fisher of men
Now in a waterproof tomb He’s sailing home again

Mary holds him With a marble arm
How can a mother Keep her child from harm?
Oh Pietà, Exemplar of grief
A gleaming foundation On which to build belief

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from Faulty Gems, track released January 28, 2023
Music and lyrics by Hank Stone

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Most excellent songwright. Interpretive singer and guitarist. Harmonica hobbyist.

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