I Heard the Preaching of the Elder

How long did it rain? Can any one tell?

Tune: [How long did it rain]
Published in 2 hymnals

Representative Text

Chorus:
I heard the preaching of the Elder,
Preaching the Word, preaching the Word;
Ii heard the preaching of the Elder,
Preaching the Word of God.

1 How long did it rain?
Can any one tell?
Preaching the Word of God,
For forty day and nights it fell,
Preaching the Word of God. [Chorus]

2 How long was Jonah in the belly of the whale?
Preaching the Word of God,
Three whole days and nights he sailed,
Preaching the Word of God. [Chorus]

3 When I as a mourner just like you,
Preaching the Word of God,
My knees got acquainted with the hillsides, too,
Preaching the Word of God. [Chorus]

Source: National Jubilee Melodies #57

Text Information

First Line: How long did it rain? Can any one tell?
Title: I Heard the Preaching of the Elder
Source: Spiritual
Language: English
Refrain First Line: I heard the preaching of the Elder
Copyright: Public Domain

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Folk Songs of the American Negro (No. 1) #56

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National Jubilee Melodies #57

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