Lyrics · 1 Samuel
The Giant Fell
1 Samuel 17
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About this song
This song belongs to the 1 Samuel collection. 8 recordings are available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.
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[Opening Taunt]
Forty days the giant thundered,
Morning, evening, down the line.
Bronze upon him, spear like timber,
Every soldier lost his spine.
One young shepherd heard defiance,
Asked what honor fear had sold;
Saul saw youth, but David answered
With the lion and the bear of old.
[Chorus]
The giant fell with a stone and a sling,
Not by the armor or strength of a king.
The battle belongs to the Lord of hosts;
The proud sword failed and the frightened found hope.
The giant fell where the valley could see:
No spear can mock God and stand endlessly.
[Verse 2]
Saul's coat burdened him; David laid it aside.
Five smooth stones waited where the brook ran wide.
Goliath cursed him by gods made of dust;
David came forward in covenant trust.
One sling circled, one stone found the brow;
The mountain of bronze hit the valley floor now.
[Breakdown]
No sword in David's hand.
The giant's own blade
Ended the terror
His boasting had made.
[Final Chorus]
The giant fell with a stone and a sling,
And Israel remembered the power of its King.
Philistines scattered; the battle line ran;
Faith moved forward where fear had unmanned.
The giant fell, but the lesson stood tall:
The Lord saves not by sword or spear at all.

