My name is Mary Magdalen I come from Palestine Please excuse these rags I m in But I ve fallen on hard times But long ago I had my work When I was in my prime But I gave it up, and all for love It was his career or mine Jesus loved me This I know But why on earth Did I ever let him go He was always faithful He was always kind But he walked off With this heart of mine A love like this will come but once This I do believe And I ll not see his like again As I live and breath And I m sorry if I might offend But I will never see How the tenderness I shared with him Became a heresy Jesus loved me This I know But why on earth Did I ever let him go He was always faithful He was always kind But he walked off With this heart of mine But I remember nights we spent Whispering our creed Our rituals, our sacraments The stars our canopy There beneath an olive tree We d offer up our plea God s creation innocent His arms surrounding me Jesus loves me This I know But why on earth Did he ever have to go He was always faithful He was always kind But he walked off With this heart of mine