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1 SAMUEL 2-4
Lesson 2 (Eli)
(Tune: Hymn 853-I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord)

1. Eli the high priest would fail
To cooperate with God.
Through he had been sovereignly
Born in the right family.
He should be a faithful priest,
For God's heart alone to care.
But, because he failed at this,
In those days God's word was rare.

2. Through the failure of Eli
God brought in a Nazarite—
Samuel, who'd willingly
Give himself to God freely.
God would raise up for Himself
Samuel a faithful priest,
Who would do according to
What was in God's heart and mind.

3. Here's the lesson, we must learn—
Never from God's word to turn;
Learning not to disobey
God's speaking, this is the way:
We like Eli have been born
Into the right families.
But, we must cooperate
Along with God's sovereignty.