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Oct 25, 2006, 8:36:23 PM10/25/06

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"Jumping Jehoshaphat" was originally a mild oath in place of "Jumping
Jesus"! In light of that, here is my revised version of the song:

"Now Jehoshaphat was king in Jerusalem
A long, long time ago
When the children of Judah all worshipped the Lord
from the high on down to the low.
Judah was a wealthy kingdom
And everybody's children were fed,
'Cause Jehoshaphat studied the word of the Lord
And did everything he said.

But out of the East came an army one day
After Jehoshaphat's gold!
They were marching right straight to Jerusalem,
And Jehoshaphat soon was told.
So he called all the people together,
And everybody fasted and prayed.
The Lord God answered the people, and he said,
'There's no need...
For you to be afraid.

'Cause the battle is mine tomorrow.
It's not yours and it's not the king's.
All you've got to do is just stand and watch,
To see the salvation I bring.
Just believe that what I've told you is exactly what
I'm going to do,
And then go out tomorrow against them now, because
The Lord's going to fight for you'...
...Jehoshaphat!

So the army rose early next morning,
They marched on out with the king.
Jehoshaphat chose some singers,
And he told those singers to sing;
And they praised the beauty of holiness
Instead of shouting out a battle cry...
And all the way down to the enemy's camp, they sang to
the Lord on high. They were singing:

Praise ye the LORD! His mercy endures for ever and ever!
Praise ye the LORD! His mercy endures for ever and ever!
Praise ye the LORD! His mercy endures for ever and ever!
Praise ye the LORD our God! His mercy will never end!

Well, the Lord God set up an ambush - and
Got the enemy all turned around.
They started into killing each other, you know,
Till they all lay dead on the ground.
And the riches and the jewels that they left behind,
it took them three whole days to haul!
The children of Judah all praised the Lord 'cause he'd
Saved them one and all!
They were singing:

Well, if the parallel's not real obvious now, I'll spell it right out
for you:
When you see trouble coming to rip you off, here's all
That you need to do:
Just pray to your heavenly father, and believe that his word is true,
And then step out and shout the salvation of God,
'Cause he will win that battle for you!

I need an open door to do the song on "All Saints' Day" (10/31). I
appreciate prayers to that end.

Love,

Daniel

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