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<p>New page: {{info}}The old man thought that she was drunk!&lt;br&gt;We don&#39;t expect a Jewish monk&lt;br&gt;With sacrilegious sons to see&lt;br&gt;Much more in Hannah&#39;s ecstasy.&lt;br&gt;The blind will gaze at the divine&lt;br&gt;...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{info}}The old man thought that she was drunk!&lt;br&gt;We don't expect a Jewish monk&lt;br&gt;With sacrilegious sons to see&lt;br&gt;Much more in Hannah's ecstasy.&lt;br&gt;The blind will gaze at the divine&lt;br&gt;No matter where, and call it wine.&lt;br&gt;And yet old Eli spoke for God&lt;br&gt;(God takes a bramble for his rod!):&lt;br&gt;&quot;The son you sought from heaven's throne,&lt;br&gt;And suffered for, will soon be sown.&lt;br&gt;You suckle him 'til he is three,&lt;br&gt;Then bring the gift of God to me.&quot;&amp;nbsp;<br /> <br /> Her heart was glad to have the long&lt;br&gt;Awaited child. A son! A song!&lt;br&gt;A sacred vow to have... and lose...&lt;br&gt;Her only child...Might they abuse?&lt;br&gt;My God! My God! What have I done?&lt;br&gt;My joy! My jewel! My only son!&lt;br&gt;To grow with Phineas the priest,&lt;br&gt;The shame of Shiloh, and the beast,&lt;br&gt;His brother Hophni?&quot; <br /> <br /> Night by night&lt;br&gt;She woke amid the horrid dream:&lt;br&gt;Two beasts, one child, the cry: &quot;Blaspheme!&lt;br&gt;Come little Samuel, don't fear;&lt;br&gt;We'll show you how to hold your beer,&lt;br&gt;And carve from every sacrifice&lt;br&gt;Some sirloin for yourself and nice&lt;br&gt;Young lady when you're old enough&lt;br&gt;To learn about such priestly stuff.&quot; <br /> <br /> And night by night she wept and prayed,&lt;br&gt;&quot;O God, to whom my vow was made,&lt;br&gt;I meant that Samuel should dwell&lt;br&gt;With you, not in that priestly hell.&lt;br&gt;If Eli's sons are uncontrolled,&lt;br&gt;What hope for him at three years old? <br /> <br /> But she had made a vow to God&lt;br&gt;And when the time was come she trod&lt;br&gt;The way to Shiloh. And she said,&lt;br&gt;&quot;The boy is God's 'til he is dead.&quot; <br /> <br /> She turned and made her way toward home,&lt;br&gt;And put her hope in God: &quot;Shalom,&lt;br&gt;My son, and keep the altar lit.&lt;br&gt;Fear not the forces of the pit.&lt;br&gt;The Lord our God will conquer them.&quot; <br /> <br /> And so it was at Bethlehem,&lt;br&gt;And is: some give their only son&lt;br&gt;To light the flame of candle one.</div>

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