# [Title: THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN] [Intro – Low outlaw-country guitar, distant war drums, deep male baritone] Seventy-five pounds of gold, And precious stones that caught the light. A conquered kingdom lost its crown, When David came to Rabbah's fight. [Verse 1 – Deep male baritone, solemn storytelling] Joab took the royal city, And the waters fell that day. Sent a messenger to David, Come and take the rest away. David gathered all the people, Rabbah fell beneath his hand. From the head of Ammon's ruler, Came a crown of conquered land. [Pre-Chorus – Slow, heavy drums, low male vocal] A talent of gold, With jewels all around. And they set it upon David— Oh, the weight of that crown! [Chorus – Powerful deep male lead, low male gospel harmonies] THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN! THE WEIGHT OF THE GOLD! SEVENTY-FIVE POUNDS FROM A KINGDOM OVERTHROWN! BUT WHO GIVES THE VICTORY? WHO SETS KINGS UPON THE THRONE? THE LORD ALONE IS WORTHY, AND THE GLORY IS HIS OWN! [Verse 2 – Haunting pedal steel and Hammond, deep male vocal] There was spoil beyond the counting, There were treasures from the war. But a king can wear a golden crown And still need mercy from the LORD. Nathan stood before King David, And the hidden deed was known. Gold could never wash away The sin concealed beneath a throne. [Bridge – Instruments fall away, solemn male baritone] "Thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head." "His glory is great in thy salvation" [Deep organ swell] Not the weight of earthly riches, Not the praise of mortal men. There's a greater King than David, Whose dominion has no end! [Verse 3 – Deep male lead, music rises triumphantly] John beheld the throne in heaven, Four and twenty elders bowed. Golden crowns before the Holy One, Laid down upon the ground. For the LORD created all things, And by His pleasure they remain. Every crown must yield its glory, To the One who ever reigns! [Final Chorus – Thunderous outlaw-country gospel, all-male harmonies] THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN! THE WEIGHT OF THE GOLD! KINGDOMS RISE AND KINGDOMS FALL, BUT HIS KINGDOM SHALL NOT FOLD! CAST YOUR CROWNS BEFORE HIM! LET THE HEAVENS HEAR THE SOUND! WORTHY IS THE LORD OUR GOD, TO RECEIVE THE GLORY NOW! [Outro – Deep male bass-baritone, sustained organ] David wore a conquered crown, But Jesus wears the name above all names. And when the crowns fall at His throne, The glory still belongs to Him. JESUS IS THE LORD
