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Judges 16:4-31

Remember Me Once More

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Remember Me Once More

Judges 16:4-31

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This song belongs to the Judges collection. One recording is available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

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[Verse 1] Delilah asked the hidden measure of the strength within his frame, Fresh cords failed, new ropes broke, woven hair escaped again. Day by day she pressed his spirit till he opened every door, And the secret of the Nazirite rested naked in her hands. [Pre-Chorus] Seven locks fell in the silence, And he did not know the LORD had left. [Chorus] Remember me once more, Strengthen me only this time. Though my eyes have lost the daylight, Let these pillars feel my hands. I spent the gift You gave me, Still hear one final cry. [Verse 2] Philistines bound him in bronze and took the light from both his eyes, In the prison he turned the millstone while his hair began to grow. Dagon's rulers filled the temple, praising idols for the man, Then they brought him out for sport and set him where the pillars stood. [Bridge] A young guide placed his hands upon the columns holding up the house, Three thousand watched above him while the lords looked down below. Samson prayed, then leaned with all the strength returned for one last act, And more fell in his dying than had fallen through his life. [Final Chorus] Remember me once more, Strengthen me only this time. Though my eyes have lost the daylight, Let these pillars feel my hands. I spent the gift You gave me, Still hear one final cry. [Outro] His brothers carried him to Zorah, And buried strength beneath the earth.

Named in this songDelilahSamson

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Judges 16: Strength, betrayal, blindness, and Samson’s final act

Judges 16 places Samson’s greatest visible strength beside his deepest vulnerability. At Gaza he escapes an ambush by carrying away the city gate, a public humiliation of Philistine security. Later he loves Delilah, who is paid by Philistine rulers to discover the source of his strength. Samson repeatedly gives false answers, and Delilah repeatedly tests them in front of hidden enemies. He eventually tells her all his heart and connects his uncut hair with consecration from the womb. Once he is shaved, the decisive loss is that the LORD departs. Samson is blinded, bound, and made to grind in prison. At a feast to Dagon, the Philistines display him as proof of their god’s victory. Samson prays once more for strength, pulls down the supporting pillars, and dies with his captors.

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