David And Goliath Poem by Steven Reeve

With his army the giant stood,
I mock your God,
I will have your blood,
Tonight you shall lay beneath the sod.

In panic and fear,
Without hope and in dread,
Lest he draw near,
And leave them dead.

Then came the Shepard boy,
Let me go out he said,
With our God he will not toy,
It is he who will be dead.

You are but a lad,
This they did say,
Return home, for surely you are mad,
No said he, I will make him pay.

Whilst watching my fathers flock,
Lions and bears, I did slay,
Now is the time to take stock,
For this affront the giant will pay.

With his sling he did go,
Out he went,
To face his foe,
His mocking he would repent.

With careful aim,
He cast his stone,
Towards the giant it came,
And there it shattered bone.

With one strike he went down,
Know there is a God in this land,
His army did frown,
Forward pushed the Hebrew band.

Away the Philistines ran,
Escape was their plan,
Each and every one to a man,
Away they ran.

They had no rest,
They had warred against the best,
Against the MIGHTY ONE they thought they had won,
Victory they had none.