Daniel In the Lion's Den (II)

DESCRIPTION: Leader lines out "Daniel in the lion's den." "He said, 'Lord have mercy on me.'" "He said, 'Now is the needed time.'" "Jesus locked the lion's jaw." "The God he sent an angel down." All repeat the line three times.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1959 (LomaxCD1712)
KEYWORDS: Bible nonballad religious Jesus | lion
FOUND IN: US(SE)
RECORDINGS:
Bessie Jones and the Georgia Sea Island Singers, "Daniel In the Lion's Den" (on LomaxCD1712)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Where Was Peter" ("Jesus locked the lion's jaw")
NOTES [54 words]: The story of Daniel in the Lion's Den is told in Daniel 6. There is of course no reference to Jesus. - RBW
Daniel 6:22 has Daniel say, "My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me" (King James). I have seen the "angel" identified with Jesus so that may be the connection here. - BS
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File: RcDiLD2

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