Fifth Sunday in Lent

A Sydney Carter song

1
Said Judas to Mary,
"Now what will you do
with your ointment so rich and so rare?"
"I'll pour it all over
The feet of the Lord
And I'll wipe it away with my hair" she said
And I'll wipe it away with my hair"

2
"Oh Mary, Oh Mary,
Oh think of the poor -
This ointment, it
Could have been sold
And think of the blankets
And think of the bread
You could buy with the silver and gold," He said
You could buy with the silver and gold,"

3.
"Tomorrow, Tomorrow
I'll think of the poor
Tomorrow, she said,
"Not today;
For dearer than all
Of the poor in the world
Is my love who is going away," she said
Is my love who is going away,"

4.
Said Jesus to Mary,
"Your love is so deep
Today you may do
As you will.
Tomorrow you say
I am going away
But my body I leave with you still," He said
But my body I leave with you still,"

5.
"The poor of the world
Are my body," He said
"To the end of the world they shall be.
The bread and the blankets
You give to the poor
You'll know you have given to me," He said
You'll know you have given to me,"

6.
"My body will hang
On the cross of the world
Tomorrow," He said,
"Not today,
And Martha and Mary
will find me again
And wash all the sorrow away," he said
And wash all the sorrow away,"