Hold Me When My Courage Fades

Hold me when my courage fades in that hour before I die
Hold me when the death knell calls and my lifetime flashes by
Save me and save no other as selfishness pervades
Hold me when my courage fades
Hold me

Hold me with tenderness, you bring a tranquility serene,
Hold me and speak gently of what my life might, perhaps, have been
Save me from the consequences of evil escapades
Hold me when my courage fades
Hold me

Hold me to hear my confession of the sins that plague my mind
Hold me as I whisper of deeds that offend mankind
Save me from the horror of my guilt-induced tirades
Hold me when my courage fades
Hold me

Hold me and grant forgiveness so my soul may Rest In Peace
Hold me and whisper soft ‘this self-torment will cease’
Save me from retribution for those tyrannical decades
Hold me when my courage fades
Hold me

Hold me when my courage fades in that hour before I die
Hold me for myself as I greet death’s last goodbye
Save me from myself as mortality invades
Hold me when my courage fades
Hold me

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