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Joshua Fit de Battle ob Jerico
Traditional African-American Spiritual
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Joshua fit de battle ob Jerico, Jerico, Jerico
Joshua fit de battle ob Jerico
An’ de walls come tumblin’ down.
You may talk about yo’ king ob Gideon
You may talk about yo’ man ob Saul
Dere’s none like good ole Joshua
At de battle ob Jerico
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Up to de walls ob Jerico
He marched with spear in han’
“Go blow dem ram horns”, Joshua cried,
“Kase de battle am in my han’.”
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Den de lam’ ram sheep begin to blow,
Trumpets begin to soun’
Joshua commanded de children to shout
An’ de walls come tumblin’ down
Dat mornin’
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A Journey Beyond Time
Composer(s): George Crumb
Song(s): 1. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
2. "Joshua Fit de Battle ob Jericho"
3. "Steal Away"
4. "Oh, a-Rock-a My Soul"
5. The Pregnant Earth: A Psalm for Noontide (Instrumental Interlude)
6. "Sit Down, Sister"
7. "Nobody Knows de Trouble I See"
8. "Go Down, Moses"
9. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child"