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I Heard the Preaching of the Elder

How long did it rain? Can any one tell?

Tune: [How long did it rain]
Published in 3 hymnals


Representative Text

Refrain:
I heard the preaching of the elder,
preaching the Word, preaching the Word.
I heard the preaching of the elder,
preaching the Word of God.

1. How long did it rain? Can anyone tell?
Preaching the Word of God.
For forty days and nights it fell.
Preaching the Word of God.

2. How long was Jonah in the belly of the whale?
For three whole days and nights he sailed.

3. When I was a mourner just like you,
I prayed and prayed till I came through.

Source: Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship (African American Edition) #46b

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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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Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship (African American Edition) #46b

Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship (African American Edition) #46b
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