Forever And A Day
The Lion's Mouth
Copyright 2006.
The lion, while the King of Beasts, and a stately and proud animal, is also a typecast in the bible for Satan.
Satan is described as a Roaring Lion, seeking who he can destroy.
This ballad compares David's rescue of the lamb from the lion's mouth, to the delivering power of Jesus Christ at
the cross for us, from the condemnation of Sin.
The final verse reminds us that the Good Shepherd seeks the one who has wandered off, to bring him or her back into the fold.
We as Christians are called to be Jesus' hands and feet in this endeavor -
When you know of a fellow Christian who has fallen into sin, what should be our response?
Should we gossip about them, shun them, drive them away, refuse to associate with them?
Or, should we go to them, and lovingly try to bring them back into the fold? Jesus calls us to forgive our brothers,
or we will not be forgiven. This does NOT mean we should condone their behaviour. But perhaps we should realize in
our heart of hearts, that except for the grace of God, we would be there as well?
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Lyrics
Verse 1:
Deep in the woods
By a Cascading stream
There stalked a young shepherd boy,
Hot on a trail!
A print in the mud,
The red stain of blood,
The roar of a lion,
And a sheep's pleading wail
And he took out his knife as he ran from that place
And crashed through the briars
That tore at his face.
And the lion came back, with the speed of a train
And David cried out as he grabbed on his mane:
Chorus:
Just hang on a little longer!
I have come to rescue you!
I will follow you as far as I must!
And though you ran away, I have followed you all day
To take your place in the lion's mouth!
Verse 2:
Down on His knees, by an olive tree,
Jesus knelt praying, 'Can this pass from Me?
But if it's Your will,
I will do as You say
For the debt of the world must all be repaid.'
And Satan came roaring to pounce and destroy
The disciples all turned and fled in the dark
But as Soldiers struck down the King of All Time
The Good Shepherd cried out in the depths of His heart:
Chorus:
Verse 3:
Have you run away
From your home and your God?
Tried to escape all the problems you face?
This world can be evil, and colder than ice
And it's hard to find help or love anyplace
It's a jungle out there
I know you've heard that before
Now you're learning first-hand that it really is true
Now trouble has found you, and there's nowhere to run
But the Good Shepherd follows hard after you:
Chorus: