Lyrics · 1 Samuel
The Glory of Israel upon Gilboa
1 Samuel 28:1-31:13
[Verse 1]
The Philistines gather for war, and Achish expects David to serve beside him.
Saul sees the Philistine army at Shunem and trembles greatly.
Saul disguises himself and seeks the woman with a familiar spirit at Endor.
Samuel rebukes Saul for disturbing him when God has become his enemy.
[Pre-Chorus]
No answer came to quiet every fear,
Only the weight of all that had drawn near.
[Chorus]
The Glory of Israel upon Gilboa, carry this grief through night,
Tears have weight beneath the fading light.
Truth still speaks when comfort has grown thin,
And faith keeps breathing where the wounds begin.
[Verse 2]
Philistine princes reject David from the battle despite Achish's confidence.
David returns to find Ziklag burned and every family member carried away.
The men weep until exhausted and speak of stoning David.
Two hundred weary men remain at the brook Besor while four hundred pursue.
[Bridge]
David strikes the raiders and recovers every person and possession.
He establishes equal shares for fighters and those who guarded the supplies.
The Philistines overwhelm Israel at Gilboa and kill Jonathan and Saul's other sons.
Jabesh-gilead's valiant men recover the bodies, burn them, bury the bones.
[Final Chorus]
The Glory of Israel upon Gilboa, carry this grief through night,
Tears have weight beneath the fading light.
Truth still speaks when comfort has grown thin,
And faith keeps breathing when the night grows thin.
[Outro]
The night remained, but truth remained as well.
Not every wound was given words to tell.

