Jericho: The Shout Of Victory

Carman

Now Jericho was tightly shut up

Because of the children of Israel

None went out and none came in

And the Lord said unto Joshua



See, I have given into thine hand, Jericho

And the king there of and the mighty men of valor

And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war

And go 'round about the city once

Thus shalt thou do six days



And seven priests shall bear before

The ark seven trumpets of rams horns

And the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times

And the priests shall blow the trumpets



And it shall come to pass

That when they make a long blast with the ram's horn

And when ye hear the sound of the trumpet

All the people shall shout with a great shout



And the wall of the city shall fall down flat

And the people shall ascend up every man straight before him

For the Lord hath said unto Joshua

"Shout, for I have given you the city



The inhabitants of Jericho were perverted by sin and corrupt

Surrounded by walls so thick, that chariots raced on top

With ladders, catapults and spearheads readied

And blazing in the sun, the armies of Israel

Stood waiting for commands of war to come



For thirty-nine years Joshua was

Trained under Moses righteous hand

And it was Joshua who led nearly

Three million Israelites into the promised land



Now Moses was dead and the real test came could

He simply follow God