THE OTHER THIEF

I AM THE OTHER THIEF  I WAS ON CALVARY'S HILL
I SAW THE MAN CALLED JESUS WHOM THE SOLDIERS KILLED
 I HEARD THE FOUL CURSING MOCKERY AND SPEW
AND JESUS CRIED FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO
I FELT THE NAILS ALSO FOR THEY WERE IN MY HANDS
YET AMID MY PAIN AND SUFFERING I ALSO CURSED THAT MAN

 THE OTHER THIEF THERE WITH ME ALSO SHARED THE PAIN
 BUT HE CRIED LORD REMEMBER AND HIS SOUL HE GAINED
 NOW HE NO LONGER SUFFERS, BUT  I HAVE THIS FLAME
 IF ONLY I COULD BE RENAILED I WOULD DO THE SAME
 REMEMBER ME REMEMBER ME I REMEMBER WELL
 BETTER TO TRUST HIM ON A CROSS THEN FEEL THE FLAMES OF HELL

                  BILL WEST