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Road to Shiloh - Hannah's Song
Walking slow with heavy heart
Road to Shiloh's hard to start
To bring my praise to God up there
The pain inside's just too much to bear
I've felt the taunts, the looks that say
You're somehow less of a wife today
So hard to feel a family
This road to sacrifice for me.
As I kneel in the Sanctu'ry
Calling to the Lord my plea
Tear stream floods my troubled brow,
Please Lord bless me, bless me now !
Stirs the seated priest Eli
Thinks I'm drunk, he hears me cry.
"Sir my soaking prayer's from grief.'
I've made my promise, made my vow.
My child will be the Lord's from now.
If in His grace this barren wife
Willl bear a child to serve for life.
Chorus-
Though some may say that I'm a fool
To give my child up, makes me cruel.
For my son, for my son, Samuel.
I've suckled, loved away my shame,
Still a tear can't hide my pain.
Walking slow now child at side
Soon to Shiloh we'll arrive.
I'm torn to hand this little one,
Yet God has promised me this son.
Could it be that God's grace spread
To other children , Eli said.
Though some may say that I'm a fool
To give my child up, makes me cruel
But for my son, my special one, Samuel.
With woven tears and joy and hope
I bring to Shiloh soon his robe.
My son shall serve in clothing new
Minis'tring my Lord for you.
Somehow God I see your plan
To raise from barren womb, a man
To live as priest, our people lift up high.
Yes some may say that I'm a fool
To give my child up, makes me cruel.
But for my son, for my Lord, Samuel (rpt )
Don Stott , June 15th 2001
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