Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Prisoner's Prayer, artist - Hank Snow.
Date of issue: 10.03.2013
Song language: English
Prisoner's Prayer |
In my cell so dark and dreary |
The touch of God’s hand I can feel |
Asking Him to please forgive me |
Before Him pleading I would kneel |
I know someday beyond the sunset |
He’ll call my name to make amends |
Till that day I’ll keep on prayin' |
And ask that he forgive my sins |
Must I spend my life without a goal |
In the staleness of this barren hole? |
Must the ceiling always be my sky |
Is this the way my youth must die? |
Could fate no better world arrange |
Than gloomy walls that never change |
No stars or moon to shine on high |
Is this the way my youth must die? |
Where the sun is such a stranger |
Mind and soul are both in danger |
With naught to do but sit and sigh |
Is this the way my youth must die? |
This bare existence is not life |
I’d rather live in pain and strife |
My heart is tired but cannot cry |
Is this the way my youth must die? |
My life is merely night and day |
With food brought in upon a tray |
To let me live but not to try |
Is this the way my youth must die? |
Ah God give me the open air |
Give me hope and even care |
Let me live God and let me try |
'Cause this is no way for youth to die |
I know someday beyond the sunset |
He’ll call my name to make amends |
Till that day I’ll keep on prayin' |
And ask that He forgive my sins |