David's Lamentation

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Instrumental Only?
No
Description

A moving lament by the early American composer. Simple but stark. SATB a cappella.

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Lyrics

David the King was grieved and moved, he went to his chamber and wept.
And as he went, he wept and said, "O my son! Would to God I had died for thee, O Absalom my son!"