Hannah's Prayer

"Hannah prayed and said, "My heart exults and triumphs
in the Lord; my horn (my strength) is lifted up in the Lord.
My mouth is no longer silent, for it it opened wide over
my enemies, because I rejoice in Your salvation.

There is none holy like the Lord, there is none besides You;
there is no Rock like our God.

Talk no more so very proudly; let not arrogance go forth
from your mouth, for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by Him
actions are weighed. The bows of the mighty are broken,
and those who stumbled are girded with strength.

Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread,
but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger.
The barren has borne seven, but she who has many
children languishes and is forlorn.

The Lord slays and makes alive; He brings down to Sheol
and raises up. The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
He brings low and He lifts up.

He raises up the poor out of the dust and lifts up the needy
from the ash heap, to make them sit with nobles and inherit
the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's,
and He has set the world upon them.

He will guard the feet of His godly ones, but the wicked shall
be silenced and perish in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken in pieces' against
them will He thunder in heaven.  The Lord will judge all peoples
to the ends of the earth; and He will give strength to His King,
and exalt the power of His Anointed, His Christ."
1 Samuel 2:1-10

Samuel dedicated by Hannah at the Temple
Frank William Warwick Topham
(1838-1924)
English artist