A gospel blues retelling of the Biblical story of Jericho — the silent walk, the waiting faith, the trumpet sound, and the walls that could not stand. This is an original gospel blues song inspired by the public-domain Biblical account in Joshua 6.
Scripture: Joshua 6
Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.
2 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. 3 March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. 4 Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. 5 When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in.”
Lyrics
Verse 1
Well, the sun was risin’ early, dust was on the ground
People kept on marchin’, not a word, not a sound
They walked around that city, faith was all they found
Verse 2
Seven long days walkin’, circle after circle tight
No sword was ever swingin’, no one raised a fight
Just a promise from the Lord sayin’, “Stand still and trust My might”
Verse 3
Then the trumpets started cryin’, like thunder in the sky
Shook the earth beneath their feet, made the strong walls sigh
What was built by human hands wasn’t meant to stand that high
Verse 4
When the walls came shakin’, tremblin’ all around
Stone fell into dust, crashed hard upon the ground
What fear had built in silence, faith tore it down
Verse 5
If you got a wall before you, standin’ tall and wide
Don’t you rush in swingin’, don’t let doubt decide
Just keep on walkin’ faithful, let the Lord be on your side
Verse 6
Yeah, I been walkin’ circles, prayin’ low and slow
Didn’t see the crack at first, didn’t feel it go
But faith don’t need no signal when it’s time for walls to fall, you know
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