His Jewish Face
His Jewish Face.
All of a sudden we no longer had names,
a gold star on our coats to make us feel ashamed.
All of a sudden they branded our arms,
numbers in ink like herds being farmed.
All of a sudden no homes did we own,
what money we had in our coats we had sewn.
All of a sudden no friends that we knew
would acknowledge us now
they could not know a Jew.
All of a sudden to ghettos we were led,
where we met with starvation
no food to be fed.
All of a sudden they came with their tanks,
their soldiers on foot and their high Commandants.
All of a sudden as the trains then grew near,
they divided us from the ones we held so dear.
All of a sudden as the trains pulled away,
we knew that on earth this would be our last day,
Then;
All of a sudden because of our 'chosen' race,
we met with Our Lord with his own Jewish Face.
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