Mercy on Mephibosheth

"Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence.... And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely show thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake... and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually. And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?" (2 Samuel 9:6-8).

Mephibosheth did reverence,
And fell upon his face,
When David spoke in his defense,
With mercy and with grace.

For Jonathan his father's sake
Mephibosheth was shown
This promise David would not break
While he was on the throne.

Fear not, King David kindly said,
With all authority
For at my table you'll eat bread,
With me continually.

Mephibosheth! O what a name
With which we can relate!
Translated it means "breathing shame",
Describing thus our state!

And so we gather at His table
Invited by our King,
To worship Christ as we are able,
And bring an offering.

Yet as Mephibosheth we say,
You know, Lord, what I am,
But bread and wine that You display
Now point us to the Lamb!

Thank you, Lord, for lovingkindness
Mephibosheth portrays.
Remove the scales of our blindness
To give you all our praise!