Verse 1David made a covenant with JonathanA promise of trust, the spilling of bloodSlaughter the heifer, walk between two partsOff with my head if I break the oath.CHORUSMephiboshethBlood covenantVerse 2Jonathan died in battleDavid, ascend to the throneMephibosheth a crippleSon of Jonathan lostLeft behind as they fledOath of death upon David's headCHORUSBRIDGEThe search went out for MephiboshethCaught, imprisoned, cursing rebelBrought before King David's throneThought that death was imminentDavid remembers the covenant oathHe'll show kindness to Jonathan's houseSeen as now the son of the kingAll that was Saul's would now be hisVerse 3You are MephiboshethDavid, symbolic of GodYour resisting His throneThe blessing of the blood covenantChrist died for you, you don't even knowCHORUS

 

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