(_The_ DAUGHTER OF JESSE _starts running out toward left._) JESSE: Nay, daughter, blow the horn till he appear. (_She blows horn._) SAMUEL: Speak not of his tender years; For the Lord knoweth the times and the seasons. (_She blows horn._) Neither will he cause the flower to blow on the seedling; Nor the fruit on the sapling; Nor an old head on young shoulders. (_She blows horn._) (_There is a pause while all listen; then she blows again._) DAUGHTER OF JESSE: He cometh, for I hear his harp in the distance. (_The song is heard, beginning faintly, but growing stronger._ DAVID _enters on the last two lines._) _Song_: "The Lord is My Shepherd," Music by S. Liddle. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul; He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. SAMUEL (_advancing to meet him_): O sweet singer of Israel, The Lord commandeth me, Arise, anoint him; for this is _he._ (_He raises his horn of oil._ DAVID _kneels._ SAMUEL _pours oil upon him._) For the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth: And he shall give strength unto his king, And exalt the horn of his anointed. DAUGHTER OF JESSE (_embracing David_): O David, I _am_ glad. JESSE: Come now to the feast. (_All pass out but_ DAVID _and his sister. She waits for him as he stands in prayer._) DAVID: O God, thou hast anointed me with the oil of gladness, Above my fellows. I will sing a song unto thee, O God; Upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. (_He takes his harp and sings._) _Song: Music, Continuation of Psalm._ Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. (_He passes slowly out while singing the last lines followed by his sister._) ACT II (SAUL'S _pavilion in the Israelite encampment. The scene takes place just outside the pavilion, where may be placed a couch for the king. To the right is the army of Israel; to the left, the army of the Philistines, and the road to Bethlehem. Sound of trumpets to the left._) (KING SAUL'S ATTENDANTS _run in, from right, shading their eyes and peering into distance._ SOLDIERS _follow._) ATTENDANT (_cries_): King Saul! Go summon the king; the king must know. (_An_ ATTENDANT _runs back._) (_Shouting from the left. A_ MESSENGER _runs in blowing his horn._) MESSENGER: News for King Saul! Where is the king? The king? (_Trumpets on the right. Enter_ KING SAUL _and his_ ARMOR-BEARER. _The_ MESSENGER _rushes to him and kneels._)