Text: | David the King Was Grieved and Moved |
Tune: | DAVID'S LAMENTATION |
Composer: | William Billings |
David the king was grieved and moved;
He went to his chamber, his chamber, and wept;
And as he went, he wept and said,
O my son! O my son!
Would to God I had died,
Would to God I had died,
For thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!
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First Line: | David the king was grieved and moved |
Title: | David the King Was Grieved and Moved |
Publication Date: | 1996 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | King David; Repentance; Shaped Note Hymn(2 more...) |
Source: | Sacred Harp, 1991 edition |
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Name: | DAVID'S LAMENTATION |
Composer: | William Billings (about 1800) |
Key: | a♭ minor |