Your Money or Your Life Lyrics

YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE

Saint Laurence was a god-fearing man

He was sent to Rome from his own dear land

Gave food to the hungry, alms to the poor

Beggars and thieves came to his church door

Beggars and thieves came to his church door

Then came the day we all did dread

The Roman Emperor craved his head

Give me your treasures, give me your gold

And pray to your god to save your soul

And pray to your god to save your soul

Keeper of Treasures, keeper of peace

Pray for our souls and bring us relief

Keeper of Treasures, keeper of peace

Don't let him in, don't let him in

Your money or your life, the Emperor said

Your money or your life, choose life or death

Give me your jewels, your silver and gold

If you want the luxury of growing old

If you want the luxury of growing old

Oh, three days' grace give me I pray

Whereon he gave his wealth away

Silver to the widows, gold to the poor

And money to the thieves at his church door

And money to the thieves at his church door

Keeper of Treasures, keeper of peace

Pray for our souls and bring us relief

Keeper of Treasures, keeper of peace

Don't let him in, don't let him in

An angry man, on his return

The Emperor swore that he would burn

A grid of Iron was his death bed

But he smiled and died a martyr's death

But he smiled and died a martyr's death

The priest's last words rang loud and clear

Tis the meek and lowly I hold dear

Far richer than the wealth of Kings

Lord bear me up on angels' wings

Lord bear me up on angels' wings

Lord bear me up on angels' wings

Lord bear me up in angels' wings

Keeper of Treasures, keeper of peace

Pray for our souls and bring us relief

Keeper of Treasures, keeper of peace

Don't let him in, don't let him in

Saint Laurence was a god-fearing man