Since his mother’s womb, he was separated,
To be a servant of God, he was anointed.
For everything in his life to be accomplished,
A vow to the Lord was needed.
Purified, his mother had to keep,
Neither drink nor impurity, she could not eat.
She could not shave the hair of her son.
The people of Israel would be set free by Samson.
Samson was born from a sterile woman,
He grew up as a strong man.
He was as stronger than everyone,
Samson was a liberator for everyone.
He challenged all Philistines,
And he won in all fights.
Against him, no one could do anything.
The hand of God was with him.
For a Philistine woman, Samson was delighted,
Against his parents, a marriage, he decided.
During the feast, a great enigma, he talked,
A great reward, he promised.
In the whole land, nobody answered.
The bride of Samson was threatened,
She went to Samson to beg for the answer.
He told the secret because he got very anguished.
To his people, the woman said the solution,
And finally, the enigma was replied to Samson.
Samson accomplished his commitment,
The promised reward, he gave to them.
He did not want to stay married to his bride,
She was delivered to another, to be his wife.
With a prostitute, Samson fell in love,
Her name was Delilah, and he swore his love.
Delilah was bribed to know his secret,
She tried in many ways, but Samson was clever.
For many days, Delilah was tormenting him,
And Samson let her know his blessing.
That woman shaved his hair.
From that day on, the Lord left him,
The Philistines gouged out his eyes,
Like a slave, he was put in the palace of the Philistines.
By the Philistines, Samson was humiliated,
In the middle of people, he was mocked.
For the last time, Samson cried to the Lord,
And his crying was heard by the Lord.
In the middle of the palace, he stayed,
The central pillars, Samson pushed.
With the strength of God, he took them down,
All princes there were destroyed,
Accomplishing his last wish, Samson died.
This poem is part of the book Christian Poetry Volume III.
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