God`s Footballer

<br>God`s footballer hears the voices of angles<br>Above the choir at Molyneaux<br>God`s footballer stands on the doorstep<br>And brings the Good News of the Kingdom to come<br>While the crowd sing `Rock of Ages`<br>The goals bring weekly wages<br>Yet the glory of the sports pages<br>Is but the worship of false idols and tempts him not<br><br>God`s footballer turns on a sixpence<br>And brings the Great Crowd to their feet in praise of him<br>God`s footballer quotes from the Gospels<br>While knocking on doors in the Black Country back streets<br>He scores goals on a Saturday<br>And saves souls on a Sunday<br>For the Lord says these are the Last Days<br>Prepare thyself for the Judgement yet to come<br><br>His career will be over soon<br>And the rituals of a Saturday afternoon<br>Bid him a reluctant farewell<br>For he knows beyond the sport lies the spiritual