Praise Ye the Lord, His Mercies Endure Forever and Ever!

I did it! I actually did it! I didn't think I was going to make it, and I was tempted to give up, but I kept going and I rode my bike all the way to church. (I put my bike in the back of my van that Shawn drove there, and rode home with my sister.) But hey, I DID it! I fought a 25 MPH head wind all the way up Navy Rd. (That is not an exaggeration!) And by the time I got to the Millington Civic Center I was tempted to pull over and wait for a ride from Shawn who was coming behind me eventually. But I was listening to my Zune, and I got to a song about Jehoshaphat. I'll list the words below. It was so empowering that I just kept on pedaling. And when I pulled into the church parking lot I let out a shout of praise that could be heard for miles. Then I cried. I did it. Thank you Jesus! Praise ye the Lord!

Now Jehoshaphat was king of Jerusalem
A long long time ago
Where the children of Judah all worshipped the Lord
From the high on down to the low

Judah was a wealthy kingdom
Everybody's children were fed
Cause Jehoshaphat studied the word of the Lord
And did everything He said

But out of the East came an army one day
After Jehoshaphat's gold
They were marchin' right straight to Jerusalem
And Jehoshaphat soon was told

So he called all the people together
And everybody fasted and prayed
The Lord God answered the people
And said "There's no need for you to be afraid."

Because the battle is mine tomorrow
It's not yours and it's not the king's
And all you gotta do is just stand and watch
To see the salvation I bring

Just believe that what I've told you
Is exactly what I'm gonna do
Then go out tomorrow against them now
Because the Lord's gonna fight for you

Great jumpin' Jehoshaphat!

Well the army rose early next mornin'
They marched on out with the king
Jehoshaphat chose some singers
And he told those singers to sing

And they praised the beauty of holiness
Instead of shoutin' out a battle cry
And all the way down to the enemy's camp
They sang to the Lord on high

They were singin'
Praise ye the Lord
His mercy endures forever and ever!
Praise ye the Lord
His mercy endures forever and ever!
Praise ye the Lord
His mercy endures forever and ever!
Praise ye the Lord our God
His mercy will never end

Well the Lord God set up an ambush
Got the enemy all turned around
They started into killin' each other, you know
Til they all lay dead on the ground

And the riches and the jewels that they left behind
Took 'em three whole days to haul
The children of Judah all praised the Lord
'Cause He saved them one and all

They were singin'
Praise ye the Lord
His mercy endures forever and ever!
Praise ye the Lord
His mercy endures forever and ever!
Praise ye the Lord
His mercy endures forever and ever!
Praise ye the Lord our God
His Mercies will never end

Well if the parallel's not real obvious now
I'll spell it right out for you
If you see trouble comin' to rip you off
Here's all that you need to do

Just pray to your heavenly Father
And believe that His Word is true
Then step out and shout the salvation of God
Cause He'll win that battle for you!

Praise ye the Lord...

By Don Francisco