[Verse 1] O Death, O Death, come stay your hand, And spare me in this mortal land. Won't you spare me over 'til another year? What is this shadow I cannot see, With ice-cold hands surrounding me? My blood runs slow, my vision fades, As darkness draws its heavy shades. [Chorus] O Death, come stay your hand And spare me in this mortal land Won't you spare me over 'til another year? Won't you spare me over 'til another year? [Verse 2] Death I am the End, no power excels, I hold the keys to Heavens and Hells. No priest can stay me, no king delay, When I arrive to claim my pay. The Dying O Death, the frightened children pray, Could you not call another day? The preacher pleads, the elders weep— Is mercy past your reach to keep? [Verse 3] Death I’ll bind your feet so you cannot walk, I’ll lock your jaw so you cannot talk. I’ll seal your eyes so you cannot see— This very hour, you come with me. I come to strip the soul of breath, To lay the quiet flesh in death, To drop the garment from the frame— Where dust and worms assert their claim. [Verse 4] The Dying O Death, O Death, come stay your hand, And spare me in this mortal land. Won't you spare me over 'til another year? My mother knelt beside my bed And laid a cloth upon my head. My brow burns hot, my feet turn cold, A heavy shadow takes my soul. O Death, consider well my age, Do not erase me from this stage! [Bridge] Death The young, the old, the rich, the poor— All step alike through my dark door. No land, no silver, bought or sold, Can satisfy my grip but soul. [Chorus] O Death, come stay your hand And spare me in this mortal land Won't you spare me over 'til another year? Won't you spare me over 'til another year? Won't you spare me over 'til another year?
