The Son of Hannah (Live in Köln)

Oh Hannah, why do you weep

Why do you look so sad, why don’t you eat
Oh Hannah, why do you weep

Am I not more to you than a thousand sons

Oh Hannah, why do you weep

Why do you look so sad, why don’t you smile
Oh Hannah, why do you weep

Am I not more to you than a craving heart

Oh Hannah, why do you weep

Why do you look so sad, why don’t you smile
Oh Hannah, why do you weep

Am I not more to you than a thousand sons

Oh Hannah, why do you weep

Why do you look so sad, why don’t you eat
Oh Hannah, why do you weep

Am I not more to you than a craving heart

But I am blind, I am a son of Eli

No words to confess my sadness in whispers divine

No mercy, no future for me
My bloodline is dry
I’m a son of Eli

Oh Hannah, why do you weep

Don’t let your sorrows cover your soul with a darkness that deep
Oh Hannah, your prayer has been heard

Your joy will return in great splendor
The speechless will sing

And the hopeless will shine
Oh Hannah, why don’t you smile

Why don’t you smile

Words: Alex Henry Foster
Recorded live in Kölnon July 27, 2024