in the great book of john you re warned of the day when you ll be laid beneath the cold clay the angel of death will come from the sky and claim your poor soul when the time comes to die when the angel of death comes down after you can you smile and say that you have been true can you truthfully say with your dying breath that you re ready to meet the angel of death when the lights all grow dim and the dark shadows creep and then your loved ones are gathered to weep can you face them and say with your dying breath that you re ready to meet the angel of death when the angel of death comes down after you can you smile and say that you have been true can you truthfully say with your dying breath that you re ready to meet the angel of death originally by hank williams sr