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!
Display Title: David the King Was Grieved and MovedFirst Line: David the king was grieved and movedTune Title: DAVID'S LAMENTATIONScripture: 2 Samuel 18:33Date: 1996Subject: King David | ; Repentance | ; Shaped Note Hymn | ; Story | ; Suffering |Source: Sacred Harp, 1991 edition