Second Samuel is the story of a king And the cost that followed him They came with dust from Gilboa With torn click news at break of day Saul had fallen, Jonathan with him And David wept where the mighty lay Then Judah raised him up in Hebron Oil and sorrow on his brow A throne was born through blood and waiting The Lord had called him to it now From the caves to the city walls From the cry to the trumpet call O kingdom rise but not untouched The harp and sword both hands of blood Jerusalem, lift up your gates A broken man will bear this weight The crown shines bright, the heart grows thin Mercy calls through grief and sin 2 Samuel, fire and stone A king can reign and stand alone He took the heights of Jerusalem Brought the ark with song and flame Heaven spoke a house of promise Then the rooftop changed his name Nathan came with truth and judgment And the child was gone by dawn What was hidden in the chamber Broke the house he built so strong Oh kingdom rise but not untouched The harp and sword both answer blood Jerusalem, lift up your gates A broken man will bear this weight The crown shines bright, the heart grows thin Mercy calls through grief and sin Second Samuel, fire and stone A king can reign and stand alone To my wept, Absalom answered Barefoot David fled the hill Then the forest took the young man And the father felt it still Numbers rose and wrath came near Till the altar stayed the hand Mercy met him on the threshing floor And peace returned upon the land O kingdom, rise but not untouched The harp and sword both answer blood Jerusalem, remember this The Lord still speaks through shattered kings The crown grows dim But mercy stays through ruined homes and broken days Second Samuel, fire and stone No man can stand on strength alone