Lyrics
For the love of her Lord
Devotion to her faith and commitment to her Lord
Twelve thousand days of throbbing bedsores
Symbolic of enduring suffering for an extended period
For the love of her Lord
Reiteration of her dedication to her faith and Lord
Years of contorted limbs, gnarled and stunted bones
Physical affliction and hardship due to devotion
The crippled saint
Identification of the woman as a saint despite her disability
The crippled saint
Reaffirmation of her saintly status
For decades her sole feast was the holy Host
Her sustenance primarily derived from religious communion
Her sole wine was the word of God
Her spiritual nourishment was from the teachings of God
For the love of her Lord
Continued endurance and suffering for her faith
Rough and stiff as lumber was her couch
Her sleeping arrangements were uncomfortable and harsh
For the love of her Lord
Enduring hardship for the sake of her faith
Blind and hallow were her dreary nights
Her nights were filled with darkness and despair
Her ears had long been deaf, but finally heard the sound
Despite deafness, she heard celestial sounds symbolizing divine arrival
of the horns resounding from the Kingdom of Heaven.
Anticipation of heavenly signals indicating divine presence
Her eyes had seen black for years, but when the end came she saw
Transition from blindness to witnessing a divine figure
He with the light, He with the seven stars in his right hand.
Seeing a celestial figure holding immense power and authority
And from her bunk of straw would eventually grow flames, and voices, and thunders.
Imagery of supernatural phenomena emerging from her humble dwelling
And the same seven lights that were burning bright in the hands of the Son and the Father.
Parallel between celestial lights held by divine figures and her experiences
And the same seven lights that were burning bright in the hands of the Son and the Father.
Repeated mention emphasizing the celestial lights' significance
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