Jonah

歌詞

In the Bible we are told Of a prophet who was called To a city that was steeped in awful sin All the people in that place Were devoid of saving grace And the prophet seemed afraid to enter in Over there, over there In that land bright and fair Oh, he'll tell me all about it over there On the hallelujah strand I'll take Jonah by the hand And he'll tell me all about it over there Then this prophet forth was sent That old Nineveh might repent But instead of that to Tarshish he set sail Oh! the winds began to blow Overboard did Jonah go And he found a mercy seat inside the whale Over there, over there In that land bright and fair Oh, he'll tell me all about it over there On the hallelujah strand I'll take Jonah by the hand And he'll tell me all about it over there In the cold and briny deep Tears of grief did Jonah weep And the big fish threw him out upon the shore Then he gladly went his way Preached to Nineveh night and day And he did not care to backslide any more Over there, over there In that land bright and fair Oh, he'll tell me all about it over there On the hallelujah strand I'll take Jonah by the hand And he'll tell me all about it over there Oh, some people don't believe That a whale could him receive But that does not make my song at all untrue There are whales on every side With their big mouths open wide— Just take care, my friend, or one will swallow you Over there, over there In that land bright and fair Oh, he'll tell me all about it over there On the hallelujah strand I'll take Jonah by the hand And he'll tell me all about it over there Many souls are tossed about By the whales of fear and doubt But the Savior wants to take them by the hand If they will His voice obey He will save them right away And will guide them safely to the promised land Over there, over there In that land bright and fair Oh, he'll tell me all about it over there On the hallelujah strand I'll take Jonah by the hand And he'll tell me all about it over there