Daniel

I was taken young, far from home

New streets, new language, idols of stone

They changed my name, my clothes, my friends

But morning and night, I prayed like I did then

I passed on the royal plate to keep my heart clear

And God gave wisdom that kings would hear

I stayed the same in a land that changed my name

A king dreamed big, gold head, clay feet

I said, kingdoms rise, and then they leave

Another night a hand wrote on a wall

I read the words and the party stalled

That very night the empire turned

And I kept serving, lesson learned

I stayed the same in a land that changed my name

New rulers watched the way I worked

They set a trap where I wouldn't bend

They signed a law to silence prayer

I opened my window like I always did

They threw me down where lions fed

A stone was sealed above my head

But God sent an angel, the lions closed their mouths

At first light the king called out, I answered from the ground

I didn't bow to fear, I didn't trade my vow

In a foreign land, my God held me somehow

I wasn't fearless, I was held

I wasn't faultless, He was faithful still

God sent an angel, the lions closed their mouths

And every king I served learned what I know now

You can change my post, you can change my name

But you can't change the One who stays the same

Daniel... Daniel... Oh. Daniel...