Samarithan

By Candlemass

On Nightfall

Released on November 9, 1987

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[Verse 1]

One day, I saw a man

Dressed in rags with a staff in his hand

Begging for a penny to survive

How poor a man can be, I gave him hospitality

A room, a bed, and lots of food to eat


[Verse 2]

Still, I hear his last few words

"I can never return what you've done

But Heaven will remember and repay"

Fifty years had gone since I saw him

I was dying and I'd soon be dead

Three angels stood in front of my bed


[Bridge]

The first one, she said to me, "Don't be afraid

I'll give you immortality and grace for your soul"

The second had eyes of gold, she gave me my wings

The third gave all the wisdom an angel could grant to me


[Verse 1]

One day, I saw a man

Dressed in rags with a staff in his hand

Begging for a penny to survive

How poor a man can be, I gave him hospitality

A room, a bed, and lots of food to eat


[Outro]

I joined with my destiny, eternally

I knew I was born again, an angel to be

A vision beyond my dreams called me by name

So in devotion, I spread my wings

To Heaven, I'd came to stay