As I was learning it, I began to think that it would make a really nice children’s story. I thought it would be nice to have a prop, so I went to the mall and found a store that just happened to have this lion puppet that you see in the pictures. Later, after I had my 2 children, I found other lion puppets and lions that I added to the story to make it more fun. At the end of each verse, I would bite one of the children listening to the children’s story with the lion. As my children got older, I had them use puppets to help bite the children. It was a lot of fun for them and the children getting bitten. I have one lion that will actually growl and my children especially liked that one. Unfortunately, I have no videos of me singing this song to children. I found one dark picture that someone sent me that isn’t worth sharing.
In June of 2020, during the Covid- 19 pandemic, the Redding Church was able to hold services again, but with social distancing rules in place, the children were not allowed to come up front for their story. I had to modify the song and bite myself with the lion. This song was videoed, so now you can see it in the following video. I hope you will be blessed. I will include the words of the song below the video.
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Daniel in the Lions’ Den
Words by author unknown. Music by Tamara Luevano and accompaniment by Ritchie Carbajal.
Daniel stood in the Lions’ Den,
But he wasn’t the least afraid,
‘Cause God had closed the lions’ mouths;
He answered when Daniel prayed.
But I think he heard those lions growl!
From the mouths that God closed tight,
For they looked at him with their hungry eyes,
But they weren’t allowed to bite!
All night long they paced that den,
On their great big restless feet,
For they were starved and the food was there.
But they weren’t allowed to eat.
The saliva dripped from their hungry mouths,
And their stomachs hurt all night,
And they looked at him with their hungry eyes,
But they weren’t allowed to bite!
Daniel prayed in the lions’ den.
He prayed there all night through,
And just as soon as it was light,
The king came down there, too.
And Daniel cried: “An angel closed
The lions’ mouths last night,
So they looked at me with their hungry eyes,
But they weren’t allowed to bite!
And the king was glad, and the king rejoiced
When he heard what Daniel said,
And he ordered all those wicked men
To be thrown in the den instead.
Then the lions leaped and lions roared,
And it was an awful sight,
For God had opened the lions’ mouths,
And they were allowed to bite!
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What a great Lion story/song , I loved it! That’s a smart way to remember a story, to put it into a song~nice job!
Thank you, Lacy! I am glad you liked it.
If you want to use the photo it would also be good to check with the artist beforehand in case it is subject to copyright. Best wishes. Aaren Reggis Sela
Aaren, I appreciate your concern. I am not sure if you read my post, but that picture is of me 24 years ago. It is the cover I had on my album. Thanks for the warning. Tamara Luevano