Tune: Kingsfold
('I heard the voice of Jesus say')
Jonah 2 v.1-9
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The LORD a great fish did prepare
To swallow Jonah there
In midst of sea, and Jonah be
In fish three days, nights he
He prayed to God from the belly
Of the fish, distressed he
Said, I cried by reason of my
Affliction, made my cry
Cried to the LORD, He did me hear
From belly of hell clear
They had cast him into the deep
God's words he did not keep
He said, The floods me surrounded
Your billows, waves I dread
LORD, for they have me over passed
I from your sight am cast
Yet I will look again toward
Your holy Temple, LORD
The waters they did me surround
E'en to my soul were found
The deeps, they closed me round about
You heard my call, my shout
The weeds were wrapped about my head
I was as living dead
I went to bottom of the mounts
From where spring the sea's founts
The earth did trap me as with bars
I saw no sky or stars
But you, LORD, have saved me and brought
Up my life, have me caught
Rescued me from the depths of sea
You true my LORD God be
When my soul did within me faint
And was held in restraint
I did the LORD remember, prayed
On Him my soul was stayed
And my prayer unto Him did come
In His Temple, His home
He did rescue me from the deep
I now His word shall keep
They that do observe of lying
Vanities, idol things
They do forsake their own mercy
But I praise you, LORD, free
I make my sacrifice of praise
To you, LORD, and thanks raise
Will pay my vows, say, Salvation
Is of the LORD, 'tis done
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Author:
orchidee (
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- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.6.8.6. 8.6.8.6. metre.
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Comments4
Some Bible commentaries say this is true; some say it is just a folk-tale.
I expect we believed it (and still do?) from Sunday school days.
Good one Orchi.
Thanks Gold.
No one ever tells us if Jonah gave the whale indigestion.............
Ahh lol. And how did he survive that long in the whale/big fish? Must have been miraculous.
Well never mind the little technicality that a whale's throat is too small to swallow a man........... but you didn't hear that from me.
Those Jewish folk believed in 'sea monsters' whatever they were, and how big they were.
I enjoyed this Mr. O but then I have a thing about the ocean and fishes n stuff like that ................................... 🙂
Thanks N. Look out for jellyfish and nasty things!
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