Lyrics
Oh Son of David have mercy on me
My soul is broken and my eyes can’t see
Can you hear me calling, calling out Your name
Oh Son of David have mercy on me
Have mercy me
Oh Son of David have mercy on me
The wolves are coming and I can hardly breathe
My heart is heavy I can’t get no sleep
Oh Son of David have mercy on me
Oh lord have mercy
Oh Lord have mercy
Have mercy on me
Have mercy on me
Oh lord have mercy
Oh Lord have mercy
Have mercy on me
Have mercy on me
Oh son of David have mercy on me
That crowd keeps yelling trying to silence me
But I won’t stop praying I got to believe
Oh Son of David have mercy on me
Oh lord have mercy
Oh Lord have mercy
Have mercy on me
Have mercy on me
Oh lord have mercy
Oh Lord have mercy
Have mercy on me
Have mercy on me
I’m blinded and I can’t see
And I'm broken without Your peace
God I need to You come and set me free
Cause I’m blinded and I can’t see
And I'm broken without Your peace
God I need to You come and set me free
Oh lord have mercy
Oh Lord have mercy
Have mercy on me
Have mercy on me
Oh lord have mercy
Oh Lord have mercy
Have mercy on me
Have mercy on me
Oh Son of David have mercy on me
Have mercy on me
Have mercy on me
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Meaning & Inspiration
Son of David is shaped as an urgent prayer for mercy from someone burdened by blindness, fear, exhaustion, and spiritual unrest. The repeated title for Jesus recalls the cries of blind people in the Gospels, especially the persistent appeal of Bartimaeus while a crowd tried to silence him. That connection gives the song a clear dramatic movement: distress becomes prayer, opposition strengthens persistence, and faith continues calling on Christ for freedom and peace.
The repetition of “have mercy on me” keeps the focus on dependence rather than self-sufficiency. Images of approaching wolves and sleeplessness broaden the biblical scene into a confession of present vulnerability without changing its central request. The bridge names blindness and brokenness directly, then asks God to set the sufferer free. In this way, the song presents prayer as honest and sustained, trusting that the Son of David hears a voice that others may dismiss.
Related Scripture
- Mark 10:46-52 Bartimaeus calls Jesus the Son of David and persists when the crowd tries to silence him.
- Matthew 20:30-34 Two blind men ask the Son of David for mercy, and Jesus restores their sight.