I'm at a loss, we chose ourselves a king,
And he has failed to follow Your demands.
"Yet do not grieve the failing of your scheme,
I'll bring a king who follows me, not man."
Behold a leader! Eloquent and strong,
A man whose gravitas demands respect.
"Yet for a leader he's completely wrong,
I see the heart, not visible aspects."
Then there are none that You have not first blocked.
And all fall short of what You call us to.
"Do not leave out the least among my flock,
For from the last I'll make a king for you.
He will with righteousness my people feed,
And be their captain, as I have decreed."
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