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[Sallie Carlson (wacsc11945]

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From: Robert Ahrenkiel <gp-bob11 [at] att.net>
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Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2016 5:55 PM
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THE POLICEMAN STOOD AND FACED HIS GOD

WHICH MUST ALWAYS COME TO PASS

HE HOPED HIS SHOES WERE SHINING

JUST AS BRIGHTLY AS HIS BRASS

“STEP FORWARD NOW POLICEMAN

HOW SHALL I DEAL WITH YOU?”

HAVE YOU ALWAYS TURNED THE OTHER CHEEK?

TO MY CHURCH HAVE YOU BEEN TRUE?

THE POLICEMAN SQUARED HIS SHOULDERS AND SAID

“NO LORD I QUESS I AIN’T

BECAUSE THOSE OF US WHO CARRY BADGES

CAN’T ALWAYS BE A SAINT

I’VE HAD TO WORK MOST SUNDAYS

AND AT TIMES MY TALK WAS ROUGH

AND SOMETIMES I’VE BEEN VIOLENT

BECAUSE THE STREETS ARE ALFULL TOUGH

BUT I NEVER TOOK A PENNY

THAT WASN’T MINE TO KEEP

THOUGH I WORKED A LOT OF OVER TIME

WHEN THE BILLS JUST GOT TOO STEEP

AND I NEVER PASSED A CRY FOR HELP

THOUGH AT TIMES I SHOOK WITH FEAR

AND SOMETIMES, GOD FORGIVE ME

I’VE WEPT WITH UNMANLY TEARS

I KNOW I DON’T DESERVE A PLACE

AMOUNG THE PEOPLE HERE

THEY NEVER WANTED ME AROUND

EXCEPT TO CALM THEIR FEAR

IF YOU’VE A PLACE FOR ME HERE

LORD IT NEEDN’T BE SO GRAND

I NEVER EXPECTED OR HAD TOO MUCH

BUT IF YOU DON’T ….  I’LL UNDERSTAND

THERE WAS SILENCE ALL AROUND THE THRONE

WHERE THE SAINTS HAD OFTEN TROD

AS THE POLICEMAN WAITED QUIETLY

FOR THE JUDGMENT OF HIS GOD

STEP FORWARD NOW POLICEMAN

YOU’VE BORNE YOUR BURDENS WELL

COME WALK A BEAT ON HEAVEN’S STREETS

YOU’VE DONE YOUR TIME IN HELL.