Replaced by a Boy

REPLACED BY A BOY

Goliath cried out for many a day

Just give me man to fight

And every man present ran into his tent

And hid from the terrible sight.

For the shield was huge and the sword was sharp

And the armour, a sight to behold

His words and his size and the look in his eyes

Made every man’s blood run cold.

More vile by the day as he laughed at their fear

He barked like a dog gone mad

’Til onto the field with indignant surprise

Stepped a humble, courageous lad.

With wild beating heart and a sling in his hand

Plus a stone that he found by the brook

He ran straight to the fray with only his God

And nary a backward look.

The cry of the giant, the words that he spoke

His affront to the men was uncouth

But the only one brave enough to take a stand

Wasn’t even a man, but a youth.

He turned down the armour of cowardly kings

And to those who had failed to deploy

He said, If God can’t find a man who will go

I guess he will just use a boy.

So grown men cowered and scrounged for excuse

And were scared of the giant’s guffaws

’Til God stepped past men and discovered a boy

Who would recognize “There is a Cause.”

So if we aspire to be men of God

And we seek to avoid all disgrace

Then we must determine to fight for the right

And not let a boy take our place.

~ JH