One of the names of Jesus is the ‘Lion of the tribe of Judah’ (Rev 5:5) and this image of Jesus as the lion was taken by C. S. Lewis in his ‘Chronicles of Narnia’ series, where Aslan is a type of Christ:
Chris Tomlin’s new album ‘Love Ran Red‘ includes a song called ‘The Roar’ which takes this theme:
‘I waited for the Lord
He turned and heard my cry
His mercy opened up my eyes
When I couldn’t see and my strength was failing me
I heard the roar of the lion of Judah
I heard the voice that calms the raging sea
He came to me, came to me
When I needed the Lord
I heard the roar of the lion of Judah
I waited for the Lord
He appeared in blinding light
He led me through the darkest night
When I couldn’t see and my strength was failing me
I lifted my hands
He lifted me out
All praise to the Saviour, all worship to God
With all that I am
With all in my heart
All praise to the Saviour, all worship to God.’ (‘The Roar’, Chris Tomlin)