Theresa of Saxony

[Verse 1]
In the palace yard at dawn
She tied her shawl and walked on
Bread in the basket, keys in hand
Soft step over Saxon land

[Verse 2]
Little shoes by the door
Twenty more, then twenty more
Tears on cheeks, ink on ledgers
She knew each name, she knew each hunger

[Pre-Chorus]
And the cold would not stay
When she said, "Come this way"
With a lamp and a voice so steady
She made the broken world ready

[Chorus]
Theresa of Saxony
Theresa of Saxony
You kept the little ones safe
You gave them a name, you gave them a place
(Oh, Theresa)

[Verse 3]
Mid-century rain on stone
Still her kindness carried on
Aprons folded, soup was warm
A new kind of crown in the orphan room

[Pre-Chorus]
And the door swung wide
For the ones left outside
She said, "Stay, you're not alone"
Then the whole house felt like home

[Chorus]
Theresa of Saxony
Theresa of Saxony
You kept the little ones safe
You gave them a name, you gave them a place
(Oh, Theresa)

[Bridge]
Time moves, but the footsteps stay
In the old church lanes
Every hand she held in fear
Still sings her near

[Final Chorus]
Theresa of Saxony
Theresa of Saxony
You kept the little ones safe
You gave them a name, you gave them a place
Theresa of Saxony
Theresa of Saxony
When the night was hard to face
You were the light in the orphan place
(Oh, Theresa)