Samson

Samson

There once was a barren maiden

Whose hope was always to Heaven

Her hope and her prayer

To one day bear

A son whom she would give to the Lord

A son who would one day make her proud

Her wish granted by our Heavenly Father

Samson a fine son born to his father and mother

Born strong and with the lord a protector of his kinsman

From the hand of the terrible Philistine

He protected all until he was had

By his wife a Philistine named Delilah who was terribly bad

She stole away his strength

By cutting his hair of great length

Blinded then he was by enemies

Hated by them were his people the Israelites and their families

Jailed and strung between temple columns tall

His strength returned in time for his foes to fall

With might and help from God the posts he pushed

The temple around him and his enemies crushed

Victorious because of our Lord is Samson

A man stronger than any lion

A man whose strength came from only God above

This man kept his hope and faith in the only person he could always trust and love

We too should learn from Samson

To trust always in our Lord in Heaven

Amen

JFFIII 12/19/24