The King Sent for Me

Lyrics

Written by Carl Hicks Jr. / SESAC

[Chorus – Full Choir, Slow and Soulful]
The King sent for me
The King sent for me
I was hiding in Lo-debar
But the King sent for me

I had nothing to offer
No strength in my feet
Still David made a place
At the royal table for me

The King sent for me
The King sent for me
Grace knew my address
And the King sent for me

[Bridge – Warm Stacked Harmonies]
Fear not
Fear not

I will surely
Show thee kindness

For Jonathan's sake
For covenant's sake

Everything that Saul had
Will be restored again

Not because
I earned it

Not because
I deserved it

The King remembered
The promise he made

[Chorus – Rising Strings and Brass Hits]
The King sent for me
The King sent for me
From the forgotten country
The King sent for me

He restored the land
He restored my name

Then he pulled out a chair
And told me I could stay

The King sent for me
The King sent for me
I went in feeling broken
But the King welcomed me

[Bridge – Dynamic Choir Changes]
From Lo-debar
To the table

From forgotten
To remembered

From hiding
To belonging

From surviving
To restored

You shall eat bread
At my table continually

You shall eat bread
At my table continually

Grace gave him
A permanent seat

[Repetitive Run – Slow-Burning Choir Pocket]
Come to the table
Come to the table

The King has called you
Come to the table

Take your seat
Take your seat

There is room
At the table

No more hiding
No more running

No more wondering
If you belong

The covenant remembered
What the years had forgotten

The covenant remembered
And brought him home

Mephibosheth
Mephibosheth

The King remembered
Mephibosheth

Mephibosheth
Mephibosheth

Grace went looking
For Mephibosheth

[Choir Run – Powerful Layered Harmonies]
He called him
He restored him

He seated him
He covered him

He gave him back
What loss had taken

He gave him honor
Where shame had spoken

Always at the table
Always near the King

Always at the table
Receiving everything

Not a servant outside
But a son at the feast

The King sent for him
And gave him a seat

[Outro – Full Orchestra, Controlled Choir]
He came in trembling
Expecting judgment

But David spoke kindness
And honored the covenant

Lo-debar was behind him
A new life had begun

He sat at the table
As one of the King's sons

The King sent for me
The King sent for me

[Final Choir Hit]
There is room at the table!