Midler's version of the song, featuring modified lyrics (en)
While Esmeralda asks God to help those the world has forgotten, the nobility pray for material possessions and entitlement. (en)
This "juxtaposition of their selfish petitions to Esmeralda's humble prayer" is illustrated by the huge swelling choir and Mollenhauer's lone voice. The song "is obviously critical of their attitudes as they contrast with Esmeralda's". (en)