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WHEN David in Jerusalem, As royal king did rule and reign, Behold what happened unto him, Which afterwards did cause him pain. Upon the top of his palace, A gallant prospect there had he, It highly might have pleas'd his grace, Such rural prospects for to see. It came to pass one evening tide, King David on the roof did go, A comely woman there he spy'd, Washing herself, we find 'twas so. Her beauty was most excellent, He thought her brighter than the sun, He being so incontinent, Was to her favour quickly won. She stood within a pleasant bower, And naked, for to wash her there, Her body as the lilly flower, For to behold was very fair. The king was smitten for her love, And what she were he did require, He could not his affections move, For her he had such great desire. She is Uriah's wife said they, A captain of your princely train, He in the wars is now away, And she doth now alone remain. The[n] said the king, bring her to me, For with love of her my heart is slain, Princess of beauty sure is she, For whom I do much grief sustain. His servants they did soon prepare, To do the message of the king, And Bathsheba, that lady fair, Unto the court did quickly bring. The king rejoiced her to see, He took her and did lie with her, And soon conceived then did she, For by the king with child she were.
Unto the king she made her moan, And told him how the case did stand, David sent for her husband home, To cloak the matter now in hand. When from the camp Uriah came, David receiv'd him courteously, Demanding how all things did frame, Concerning of the enemy. Uriah shew'd his highness all, The accidents of warlike strife, Said David then this night you shall, Keep company with your own wife. The ark of God, Uriah said, With Judah's host and Israel, Encamped are in open field, Not one within the house does dwell, Should I then take my ease, said he, On bed of down with my fair wife, O king, he said, that may not be, So long as I enjoy my life. A letter then the king did frame, To Joab, general of his host, And by Uriah sent the same, But certainly his life it lost. And when the king for certain knew, Uriah thus had murdered been, Fair Bathsheba to court he drew, And made of her his royal queen. But God who saw this wicked deed, Was angry at king David's sin, Nathan the prophet then with speed, Came thus complaining unto him. O David ponder what I say, A great abuse I shall you tell, And thou that rul'st in equity, Should see the people ruled well. Two men within the city dwell, One of them rich, the other poor, In cattle one doth much excel, Nothing the other hath in store.
Saving one little silly sheep, Which young he did with money buy, With his own bread he did it feed, Amongst his children tenderly. The rich man had a stranger came, Unto his house, that lov'd him dear, The poor man's sheep he then did claim, Of it he made his friend good cheer. Because that he his own would save, He us'd the man's, --- what cruelty! David then by the Lord did swear, For this fault the rich man should die. Thou art the man the prophet said, A princely crown the Lord gave thee, Uriah's wife thou'st made thy own, And many more of fair beauty. Why hast thou so defil'd thy life, And slain Uriah with the sword? And taken home his wedded wife, Regarding not God's holy word! Behold, therefore, thus saith the Lord, Great wars upon thy house shall be, Because thou hast my laws abhor'd, Much ill besure I'll bring on thee. I'll take thy wives before thy face, And give them to thy neighbours use, And thou thereby shalt reap disgrace, For man shall laugh at thy abuse. David then cried out piteously, I sure have sinned against the Lord, In mercy therefore look on me, Nor let my prayers now be abhor'd. But as the prophet told to him, So did it come to him indeed, For God did plague him for his sin, As in the bible you may read. The scourge of sin we may see here, For murder and adultery!--- May we obey the Lord with fear, And from such sins always to flee.