See the cap­tive Da­ni­el
Kneeling at his pray­er,
Fearless of the king’s de­cree;
True to God and con­science,
Strong to do and dare,
Heeding not the tempt­er’s plea.

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Trusting in His might,
Stand for God and right,
Fearless of the world’s de­cree;
Be loyal and true, in what­ev­er you do,
In the ser­vice of the Lord be free!

Death and tor­ture threat­ened
In the li­on’s den,
All who dared to of­fer pray­er;
’Twas a heath­en man­date
Governed con­science then—
Daniel stood, a he­ro there!

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’Mid the roar­ing li­ons
Daniel stood se­rene,
For the King of kings was there;
Thus the great De­liv’rer
Watches near, un­seen,
All who brav­ely do and dare.

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By the pro­phet’s side God’s
Angel stayed that night—
Never did he flinch or yield;
Thus this daunt­less hero,
True to God and right,
Did a ho­ly in­flu­ence wield.

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