The Lion

“The lion has roared, who will not fear?”  -Amos 3:8

The lion roars, before he tears,

The Lord in wrath and mercy great

Threatens before he strikes; but spares

A sinner prostrate at his feet:

Then let us fall with conscious fear,

And when we faint beneath our load,

Our contrite hearts a voice shall hear,

“The lion is the Lamb of God!”