Empty and lonely I was Wordless and useless, I felt Bounded and closed I wandered Empty and useless I was Then I lift my voice Sing O barren one sing out and cry aloud Sing O barren one and sing out cry aloud Sing O barren one and sing out cry aloud Sing O barren one and sing out cry aloud Sing O barren one and sing out cry aloud Sing O barren one and sing out cry aloud Then I heard - thou that did'st not bear Thou that did'st not travel with child Break forth in the singing and ride out For more are the children of the desolate Than the children of a married wife For more are the children of the desolate Than the children of a married wife Then I heard - open wide your curtains I wonder Empty and useless I am Sing out and aloud And cry aloud And cry aloud And cry aloud And cry aloud And cry aloud And cry aloud And cry aloud