Angel with a Sword

Lyrics

[Chorus] I am the angel with a sword Pacing silent at your shoulder Sworn to the promise of my Lord Will you live to be much older? I alone must decide [Verse 1] While I lived upon the Earth I was a kind and godly man I helped the poor and served my God as much as any human can When I died and reached the gate, the guardian said: "For common sin There is a task you must perform, before you can be welcomed in" [Chorus] So I am the angel with a sword Pacing silent at your shoulder Sworn to the promise of my Lord Will you live to bе much older? I alone must decidе [Verse 2] He gave me a flaming sword and said: "There's someone you must slay: An evil, cruel, perverted woman who'd throw countless lives away" Gladly to prevent this evil, I set forth assured and bold Until I saw my target was... my own granddaughter, two years old [Chorus] I am the angel with a sword Pacing silent at your shoulder Sworn to the promise of my Lord Will you live to be much older? I alone must decide [Verse 3] Can the Lord be so mistaken? This is but a harmless child Won't it stain my soul to kill an innocent still clean and mild? If this be a test of me, then is blind faith what I should do? Or am I meant to think and question? Then I thought of something new! [Chorus] I am the angel with a sword Pacing silent at your shoulder Sworn to the promise of my Lord Will you live to be much older? I alone must decide [Verse 4] Being dead, I am immortal - time is nothing now to me I can walk for years beside her, I can judge by what I see Give me reason, my descendant: justify your pride and lust Think of me as more than conscience, I will kill you if I must [Chorus] For I am the angel with a sword Pacing silent at your shoulder Sworn to the promise of my Lord Will you live to be much older? I alone must decide I alone must decide