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I: The lion that on Samson roar'd, / And thirsted for his blood, / With honey afterwards was stored, / And furnish'd him with food.
II: Believers as they pass along / With many lions meet, / But gather sweetness from the strong, / And from the eater meat.
III: The lions rage and roar in vain, / For Jesus is their shield:
Their losses prove a certain gain, / Their troubles comfort yield.
IV: The world and Satan join their strength, / To fill their souls with fears; / But crops of joy they reap at length / From what they sow in tears.
V: Afflictions make them love the word, / Stir up their hearts to prayer, / And many precious proofs afford / Of their Redeemer's care.
VI: The lions roar but cannot kill; / Then fear them not, my friends; / They bring us, though against their will, / The honey Jesus sends.