David’s valedictory
The son of Jesse said,
The man who upon high was raised,
The one the God of Jacob bade,
The psalmist sweet who penned the lays,
Of Israel’s amens
The Holy Spirit of God
Through me declared His Word
The God of Jacob has revealed,
The Rock of Israel’s ideals,
That men who rule must justly wield
By fear of God their sword
He shall be the dawn of day
Like light in eastern skies
A morning where the clouds are tamed,
Where tender grass springs from the plain,
And shining clear as after rain,
A risen sun abides
Although my house be not yet
Still God has shown me grace
He made with me a covenant,
And ordered by His government,
That this, my will and testament,
Will overcome the grave
But the friends of fiends shall fall
Like thorns when thrust away
Forsaking naked-handed touch,
They force an iron-fisted clutch
And spear to bundle in a bunch
To burn them where they lay
— David's Valedictory
Postmillitant original rendering
*** based on 2 Samuel 23:1-7
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