This is the story of prayer, kings, and the cost of disobedience. In 1 Samuel, God raises the humble, rejects the proud, and begins the rise of David. In barren prayer she bowed her head And poured her sorrow out A child was given, set apart To hear the holy sound Then in the night the Lord called out Where silence filled the room And Samuel stood to bear the word While judgment slowly moved In the night, in the night Came the voice that men ignore Not by strength, not by height Does the Lord his kingdom order Crowns may rise, crowns may fall Still His word outlives them all The ark was lost, the glory fled And Israel shook with fear They begged for one to wear a crown To lead them with a spear So Saul stood tall before them all Anointed for the throne But pride and fear undid the man Who would not yield control Give us a king, give us a sword Give us a name, the nations fear But the Lord sees deeper than the eyes And the Lord was listening near Crowns may rise, crowns may fall Still his word outlives them all Then David stood in quiet fields And oil ran down his head A shepherd chosen far from courts While Saul was filled with dread A giant fell, the songs went up And envy lit the flame Through cordon caves I'll chase the one who would not seize his name I will not strike the anointed king I will not take by force Let the Lord decide the crown Let him set the course Though I am hunted through the wild Lo, the throne is near, I will wait for what he gives I will walk in fear Edendor in the dark of night Saul searched for what he lost Then Gilboa took the crown away And showed the kingdom's cost Jonathan fell, and Saul fell too Beneath the morning sky But God had moved through all of it And would not be denied In the night, in the night Came the voice that men ignore Not by strength, not by height Does the Lord, His kingdom order Crowns may rise Crowns may fall Spears may break and armies scatter God exalts the lowly still And His choosing is the matter From Hannah's prayer to David's rise The Lord was riding flame through stone He tears down pride, he lifts the meek And the kingdom is his alone Thank you.