The twelve apostles whom Jesus chose
A lowly bunch through His teachings rose
Amongst them a tax collector and two fishermen
Dropping all of their goals to follow One Man
Sent out to preach the Word of God
Hung out with Jesus, twelve peas in a pod
They cast out demons and healed the weak
Said it was Jesus the crowds should seek
These twelve were to be His closest of friends
Judas Iscariot has a strategy which offends
Silver won over in the garden of hyssop
With a kiss on the cheek He gave Jesus up
Arrested our King and put on a cross
Friends went from twelve to eleven - no loss
Judas put silver above our Lord
Then hung from a tree, feelings deplored
That is the story of the twelve who were inspired
One thought he was better, and ended up fired.
So don’t ever get too big for your britches
Be careful what you do with all of your riches.
Twelve is a number important you see
One plus two equals the Trinity.