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<aside> 📖 "17 David sang the following lament for Saul and his son Jonathan, 18 and he ordered that the Judahites be taught The Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar" - 2 Samuel 1

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The Song of the Bow

1 The splendor of Israel Lies slain upon your heights And how the mighty have fallen In the thick of battlecries

2 On the mountains of Gilboa

3 Let no dew or rain be on you May no showers fall on your fields There the shield of the mighty was defiled No longer anointed with oil

4 Both sword and bow would not retreat Unstained upon their mark The chariots and cavalry Were closing in the dark

5 Father and son, loved and delightful Parted not in death nor life

6 They were swifter than the eagle Stronger than the lion’s strength and might And who clothed you in scarlet, with gold for your garments Daughters, weep on for your king

7 And I grieve for you, my brother You were such a good friend to me And your love for me was more wonderful than The love of a woman could be

8 The splendor of Israel Lies slain, upon your heights

Mac, 2 Samuel 1:17-27, 2021 fxband - The Lost Canticles