Marrietta's Song Lyrics - Singles - Xanthe Littlemore

He came and took her daughter, who was only seven years old 

And took her to a farm house, where she was scared and cold 

He brutalized and hurt her, and then took out a knife 

And before it had begun, he took away her life 

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Her mother moaned and wept; her life had been defiled 

But when she looked at the killer through the eyes of God 

She chose to see God's child 

The people wanted vengeance; they wanted that killer dead 

"This man does not deserve to live. Let his sins be on his head." 

But the mother thought of Jesus, and how he lived within the world 

To execute this maniac would not bring back her baby girl 

Chorus: 

And though she moaned and wept 

And her life had been defiled 

She looked at the killer through the eyes of God 

And only saw God's child 

Oh how could she forgive him? What did she expect to find? 

Did she not realise who this was? Had she completely lost her mind? 

But the grief had brought her madness, and madness brought her God 

And the only peace that she could find was to walk where Jesus trod 

Chorus: 

And though she moaned and wept 

And her whole life had been defiled 

She looked at the killer through the eyes of God 

And only saw God's child 

And then she helped the killer's family, and many people after that 

She'd looked within her broken heart, and found where love was at 

So all you begrudging people, I'm telling you so you know 

Take a leaf from Marrietta's book, and let those grudges go 

Chorus: 

For though she moaned and wept 

And her life had been defiled 

She looked at the killer through the eyes of God 

And only saw God's child