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David Song 29 - Go Up and Raise Up
(2 Samuel 24)

1. Go up and raise up an altar to God
On the threshing floor that's owned by Araunah.
Go up and raise up an altar to God;
You must go see Araunah.

2. Araunah saw David coming.
He bowed down and gave him all for the off'ring.
His tools, wood and oxen, his floor for threshing,
He bowed down and gave everything.

3. David said, "No, I must pay you something.
I shall not make off'rings that cost me nothing.
I will buy your oxen and I'll buy your wood;
Land also, the full price sounds good."

4. David the altar built, God was appeased.
Fire came down from heaven; t'was all consuming.
A place of repentance for God and for man:
The threshing floor sold by Ornan.
Where later the temple would stand!

(Original Tune)