LYRICS
So Joshua son of Nun
Had to get the job done
Had to get the battle won
It came to be found
… just turn up the sound
They found… just turn up the sound
Blow trumpets
Show rhythm
Now our battle hymn, “Shout!” x6
And the walls came tumbling down
Make a joyful noise
All the earth
Break forth into joyous song
“trumpet sound;
lute and flute
tambourine and dance;
strings and pipe
sounding cymbals;
no, no… with loud clashing cymbals!
play loudly on musical instruments, on harps and lyres and cymbals, to raise sounds of joy
And they sang a new song
suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace
the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy”
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — E G E
A D A E
D A E
Made in America (West Chester, Chester County, PA, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards
From the album Miss Christmas and part of the on-going Christmas Music Experiment.
The song is based on these bible verses:
Joshua 5:13-6:27
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.”
6 So Joshua son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant of the Lord and have seven priests carry trumpets in front of it.” 7 And he ordered the army, “Advance! March around the city, with an armed guard going ahead of the ark of the Lord.”
15 On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched around the city seven times in the same manner, except that on that day they circled the city seven times. 16 The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the army, “Shout!”
Psalm 98:4 ESV
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
Psalm 150:1-6 ESV
Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals! …
1 Chronicles 15:16
David also commanded the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers as the singers who should play loudly on musical instruments, on harps and lyres and cymbals, to raise sounds of joy.
Revelation 5:9
And they sang a new song
Job 38:7 ESV
When the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Revelation 5:11 ESV
Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,
Luke 2:13-14 ESV
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
