[Verse 1] Aged David makes Solomon king over Israel. Twenty-four thousand oversee house work, with judges, porters. Aaron's house is sanctified for priestly ministry forever. Their duties include courts, chambers, purification, bread, flour. [Pre-Chorus] The people drew near, but not by careless way, Holiness ordered every word and day. [Chorus] Courses Set in Order, keep the covenant in view, Every word and ordered service true. From altar, ark, and house the witness rose, The holy God alone the ending knows. [Verse 2] Two hundred eighty-eight trained singers are arranged into twenty-four courses. Gatekeepers are divided by families and stations. Obed-edom's many strong sons receive honored gate responsibilities. Officers and judges serve Israel west and east of Jordan. [Bridge] Tribal princes are named over Israel's families. David does not number those under twenty because of God's promise of multiplication. Joab's unfinished census and the resulting wrath are omitted from the royal total. Treasuries, fields, vineyards, olive trees, herds, flocks, counselors. [Final Chorus] Courses Set in Order, keep the covenant in view, Every word and ordered service true. From altar, ark, and house the witness rose, The holy God alone the witness shows. [Outro] The lamps burned low, the ordered service stayed. The covenant remembered every vow that had been made.