"Oh Death, Oh Death" lyrics

Oh what is this, I cannot see
An icy hand takes hold on me?
Oh I am Death, that none can excel;
I open the door to heaven and hell

Oh Death, oh Death how can it be
That I must come and go with thee?
Oh death, oh death how can it be
For I'm unprepared for eternity?

Oh yes I've come for to get your soul,
Take your body and leave it cold;
I'll drop the flesh from off’n your frame,
The earth and worms both have their claim.

I’ll lock your jaw, so you can’t talk;
I’ll fix your feet, so you can’t walk;
I’ll close your eyes, so you can’t see:
This very hour, come and go with me.

Oh Death, oh Death please let me see
If Christ has turned his back on me.
When you were called and asked to bow,
You wouldn't take heed and it's too late now.

Oh Death, oh Death, please give me time
Too fix my heart, to change my mind.
Your heart is fixed, your mind is bound,
And I have the shackles to drag you down.

Farewell, farewell, to all farewell;
My doom is fixed I'm summoned to hell.
As long as God in heaven shall dwell,
My soul, my soul, shall scream in hell.

(traditional American folk song)

Stanley Brothers