She was crying all night
Hadn't eaten for days
Her heart was broken
in 3 different ways
Sapped of all strength
but aching with hope
she came to the temple
at the end of her rope
Tears streaming down
her red swollen face
choking with sobs
she prayed for grace
The waters held back
too long, began churning
the dam just broke
her lips began burning
From the depths of her soul
things poured from her lips
that made no sense to
the hearers of it
It made men angry
to hear Hannah pray
"She's just drunk or she's crazy"
the men would say
In anger they told her
to just go away
having no clue
why it was that she prayed
How could a simple prayer
trigger such anger
how could they judge her heart
when they were just strangers
She wasn't drunk
She wasn't insane
She wasn't acting
She was in pain
But the only One who mattered
heard Hannah's prayer
and what others thought
Hannah hadn't a care
May God forgive those
who consider crazy
the heartfelt cries
of a praying lady
Hadn't eaten for days
Her heart was broken
in 3 different ways
Sapped of all strength
but aching with hope
she came to the temple
at the end of her rope
Tears streaming down
her red swollen face
choking with sobs
she prayed for grace
The waters held back
too long, began churning
the dam just broke
her lips began burning
From the depths of her soul
things poured from her lips
that made no sense to
the hearers of it
It made men angry
to hear Hannah pray
"She's just drunk or she's crazy"
the men would say
In anger they told her
to just go away
having no clue
why it was that she prayed
How could a simple prayer
trigger such anger
how could they judge her heart
when they were just strangers
She wasn't drunk
She wasn't insane
She wasn't acting
She was in pain
But the only One who mattered
heard Hannah's prayer
and what others thought
Hannah hadn't a care
May God forgive those
who consider crazy
the heartfelt cries
of a praying lady