King of Kings,

You installed Saul
So I will honor him as king
Until You depose him
In the justice You bring.
My allegiance is Yours
Your ways are above my own
Your timing is divine;
You are the Almighty alone
And You have shown me
You’re doing a brand new thing
In that moment of vision
I heard the whole earth sing
I bloomed in hope
And if I now grieve
Forgive my unbelieving heart
Show me again how to believe
As the beggar-child I’ve been
The grafted co-heir with Christ
Let what follows,
Regardless of the price,
Be a gift I can give You.
Help me be true

To You and David.

P.S.

It lingers in my thinking
And I feel the need to say
When I say You installed Saul
You were giving me my way
I, like Israel in ages past,
Demanded a king
I thought would lead, defend,
Protect me from everything
But I should have chosen You alone
I was so tired, and the world so unkind
I thought he was the closest approximation
To You I could find

But I was wrong.