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Woman on the Roof (2 Samuel)

from The Scripture to Music Project DEMOS [A Sides] by Caroline Cobb

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In this song, the story found in 2 Samuel 11-12 is told from King David's perspective. Elsewhere in the Bible, King David is described as a 'man after God's own heart,' but here he falls far short of that description as his 'innocent' desire spirals into adultery, deceit, and finally murder. But when the prophet opens David's eyes to his horrid sins, he repents. Although this story is full of the ugliest sins and the terrible consequences of sin, God redeems it and makes it part of the greater Story (see Matthew 1:6 in the context of Matthew 1).

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I saw her bathing on the roof
And the blood surged in my veins
And I knew that I desired
For another man’s things

But I called her to my castle
‘Cause her man was off at war
And I brought her to my bedroom
And then I shut the door

And when a few months later
She called me with the news
I had nearly forgotten
That woman on the roof

I called her husband home from war
But he would not see his wife
So then and there I started scheming
How I’d take his life

So I sent him to the front lines
And I pulled back the troops
That’s how I became a killer
For that woman on the roof

She became my wife
She gave us a son
When the prophet came to see me
About the sin I’d done

A sinner against God
I knew that he was right
And the sins of the father
Took my own son’s life

The story does not end here
God’s stories rarely do
For another son would come
From that woman on the roof

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from The Scripture to Music Project DEMOS [A Sides], released November 11, 2011
Words and music by Caroline Cobb Smith

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Caroline Cobb Dallas, Texas

Before her thirtieth birthday, singer-songwriter Caroline Cobb set a goal to write a song for every book of the Bible in one year. That year set in motion a passion: to tell the stories of scripture through music, helping you rehearse and remember the good news of God's Story as you listen. ... more

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