I saw a dead man

I saw a dead man.
He barely could breath.
I saw a dead man
Captured in his own grief.

I talked to the dead man
But he could not hear
When I touched his head
He gave me fear

I prayed for the dead man
This mournful day
You give him strength
For his last way

I saw a dead man.
He barely could breath.
I saw a dead man
Captured in his own grief.

Then he opened his eyes
I could see his soul
In a twinkling of an eye
He begged me to let him go

I left the dead man
Captured in welter
Never thought I would need
Your loving shelter

I saw a dead man.
He barely could breath.
I saw a dead man
Captured in his own grief.