It starts with just a coin at stake br Till lust has gained its height br How vast great hoards we’d love to make br When gambling demons bite br br Many a man has lost his head br Through sums beyond belief br They lie, they steal, some end up dead br To wife and family’s grief br br When nothing’s left for buying food br All friends and neighbours squeezed br Still gambling demons must be wooed br And through more bets appeased br br In betting shops we stand in queue br Watch wheels and tumblers spin br The state lottery, entices too br Where all would love to win br br It’s not on luck that life is based br How high or low the odds br Not on a hand or bet we’ve placed br But on the hand in God’s br br Forget the card you could have turned br Forget the dice you’d toss br Great fortune lies when truth is learned br Beneath Salvation’s cross br br The Lord will soon be on His way br Just as The Father planned br Tear up your betting slips today br It’s time to take a stand br br Why gamble if He’ll come again br Seek now through Christ your cure br Betting is if! True faith is when; br But always! God is sure…br br Michael P.