"The Runner"
There was a runner from Greek Marathon
He Ran on and on until he died
He had witnessed something terrible
And he wanted to prevent the end
The Greeks were being invaded by an Army
On the edge of the island's coast
He was delivering this message to the king
On and on he ran without hope
In hopes that someone would hear him there
The earth that turned under his feet
And the feet that answered his prayer
At last, after many days of suffering
He collapsed on the steps of his Master's door
And told him the invasion was occurring from afar
He breathed this message and he died
His wife was in the other room
You can imagine how much she cried
But something led this gentle man
On the path that led him there
The star that held the heaven's sway
Was guiding him to the stair
And when he fell the promised land
And all the people saved
Oh world the runner of marathon
Was loyal and very brave
In Jesus' Name,
Amen