Joshua At Jericho

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The Battle

Joshua was a righteous soul,
A brave leader of the Israelites.
While waiting on the Lord's command,
He kept Jericho in his sights.
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Now, God had sent an angel,
Dressed in armored clad,
To destroy the city Jericho
And give to Joshua God's plan
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Joshua thought God's plan was strange.
He'd never heard of such a thing!
So, how could trumpets blowing,
with seven priest in all,
Cause a giant city such as Jericho to fall?
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But, Joshua knew the Lord
was the wisest one of all...
And by following His plan,
that Jericho would fall.
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So a special group of warriors
marched once around the wall
And seven priests, with rams horns,
to blow the bugle call.
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For six days and nights,
the warriors and the priest
Marched around the city blowing once,
and then they ceased.
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Then on the seventh day,
the priest blew seven times aloud.
Then, the giant walls of Jericho fell
and you could hear the screaming crowd.
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Then, throughout the land of Canaan,
Joshua's name was surely dread.
For everyone knew, God was Commander and Chief
of the army he had led.​

© 2001 by Vickie Lambdin
vlambdin@2geton.net
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