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12 WHERE IS DAVID, THE NEXT KING OF ISRAEL? HERE is David?. . . O God's people, Saul has passed, the good and great. Mourn for Saul the first-anointed&mdash; Head and shoulders o'er the state. He was found among the Prophets: Judge and monarch, merged in one. But the wars of Saul are ended And the works of Saul are done. Where is David, ruddy shepherd, God's boy-king for Israel? Mystic, ardent, dowered with beauty, Singing where still waters dwell?

Prophet, find that destined minstrel Wandering on the range to-day, Driving sheep and crooning softly Psalms that cannot pass away.