WHO, like the lion, seeketh to devour
The godly man in an unguarded hour?
Whose occupation did the apostle share,
Content to labor for his daily fare?
What, in the temple, was there rent in twain,
Which shows the way to God is now made plain?
To what great sin was Israel’s nation prone,
Which robbed their God of what was His alone?
Who was, by faith, enabled to despise
The lion’s yawning jaws and glaring eyes?
Take the above initials, and you’ll find
The name of one most favored of mankind;
One from a number chosen by the Lord
To rule a nation by His sacred word.
Sweet were the sounds that issued from his songs,
In praise of Him to whom all praise belongs.