Before The Lad Who Had No Fear

Before The Lad Who Had No Fear

Before the lad who had no fear

The giant towered ten feet tall—

His sword and javelin and spear

Appearing to make the lad small.

                                         

What business had he coming out

To meet Goliath on the field

Of valor? — he began to shout,

And bang in anger on his shield:

Coming to me with sticks and stones,

Those were the giant’s very words —

Come on and I will break your bones,

And feed your carcass to the birds!

But little David, unafraid,

Said, What good will your prowess be

Because it isn’t me you’ve made

But God Above your enemy?

And with that little David threw

A stone out of the sling he had;

Goliath fell before him too

And lay outstretched before the lad.

And David took Goliath’s sword,

Beheaded him, held up his head;

The army roundabout him roared

Before the Philistines who fled.

The victory by Heaven wrought

Which David was a party to

Was hardly by men’s prowess fought

When David great Goliath slew.

Goliath’s might would not avail

For all that he had ever warred,

But Israel’s spirit would prevail

Over Goliath’s spear and sword.