I Was That Child

The Death Sentence They walked me down that great long hall Of the best prison that money could buy They lead me to cell block 32 And told me, “This is where you’ll die” I awoke each morn at the break of dawn And wondered will this be the day (No) God had a plan that would change My life Death wouldn’t come my way There was Bob and Joe, Tim and John Like myself had waited for that day When they would bring in our last meal And a preacher And (ask) do you have anything to say? Yes, I could look back to all my hurts Yes, my friend, there were many But never a time in my whole life Have I cheated a brother, no, not any I obeyed my parents, I loved them so According to the biblical ways But why I am here, I can’t recall I don’t even know the day At Monday morn on 4:00 a.m., I heard the Turning key, The jailor took me by my arm And he said, “Come, go with me” Each day I waited as the guard would Come And take my friends along, to end their Many miseries, and now I stand alone They pulled that switch to end my life But (no) it wouldn’t work For you see I was only dreaming, my Jesus, he went first I knelt beside my bed there I told the Lord that day, you sat in the Chair before me You are the only way My friends I have experienced an execution Even though it was a dream It was so real it made me see, and now I’ve Been redeemed