THE STORY OF MEPHIBOSHETH*
(tune of “The Beverly Hillbillies” TV theme)
Now…
This is the story of Mephibosheth
Who was dropped by his nurse
After his Daddy’s death,
Raised in a home
Way down in “Loe-dee-bar”**
The son of Jonathan to be a star!
(Because of his father…he was redeemed!)
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Now…
The next thing you know
This Jonathan’s boy
Was hidden away
So he wouldn’t be destroyed…
But then found grace
In the eyes of a king
Because of David, his praises would ring.
(Restored lands…and supper, too!)
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For the sake of his Dad,
Mephibosheth was made to stay
At King David’s table
And not be sent away,
When David was forced to
Leave his kingly throne,
Mephibosheth mourned
Until David came home!
(Didn’t comb…a single hair.)
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Now…
David came back to
His throne and concubines,
With Absalom gone
Everything was back in line…
Mephibosheth came and
Gave up all his land
Just welcome to David
To his land!
(Split the land..with a Ziba-man!)
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So…
Mephibosheth stayed
And had him a son,
He was redeemed for
What his Daddy’ed done…
David and Jonathan
Were the best of friends
And that is how this
Story ends!
(Faithfulness…paid on down!)
–Jonathan Caswell
* Story contained in the Old Testament Book of 2nd Samuel, Chapter 4: Verse 4; Chapter 9: 1-13; 16:1-4; 19: 15, 24-30…nearly any translation or version of the Bible.
** Phonetic spelling (sounds like this!)
By the Mighty Mumford 