Titus Cheevers was in jail
Had been there for many years
A man not to mess with
Did his best to generate fear
The leader of the Cheevers gang
Wasn’t a crime they wouldn’t do
Robbery, burglary, selling drugs
Were examples, to name a few
One day Titus got caught
Found guilty, sentenced to forty years
An inmate to be reckoned with
Using tactics of mostly fear
Then one day he was cornered
By four men carrying shivs
Almost dead, took to the infirmary
The doctor doubted that he’d live
While in his bed King Jesus came
Stood over him through the night
Titus Cheevers felt something new
As peace overcame his fright
Jesus softly whispered in his ear
Told Titus he loved him, indeed
Told him on the cross He died
How the beating made Him bleed
Skeptical Old Titus was at first
Until Jesus showed him His scars
He looked into those gentle eyes
Realized his sinning had gone too far
Old Titus Cheevers, he got saved
His sinful days are now long past
In his cell, he has Bible studies
Touting his salvation, here to last
Old Titus Cheevers, he has changed
No longer is he a man to be feared
He led many inmates to the Lord
He ministered all his remaining years