Elisha called on God most high
The river stopped and he passed by
Elisha was a man of power
His word alone made monarchs cower
Some naughty boys by bears were killed
The widow’s jar of oil he filled
The crowds he fed, the dead he raised
A leper healed, the Lord be praised
Invading armies were disarmed
Unseeing servant’s fears were calmed
Though these prophets spoke God’s words
God’s people went from bad to worse
Kings north and south forgot the Lord
And Jehu put them to the sword
But Jehu was a violent man
Whose actions went beyond God’s plan
The northern foes at God’s command
Took Israel from the Promised Land
The Northern tribes had lost the plot
Down south a slightly better lot
On David’s throne some good kings sat
Like Asa and Jehoshaphat
And Joash started well but when
His mentor died he turned again
On every high and lofty place
They worshipped idols in disgrace
About this time to Nineveh
Jonah was called to minister
But when at first the message came
He knew this job would cause him pain
So down to Joppa off he went
And caught a boat for Occident
And while he slept there raged a storm
The sailors woke him in his dorm
Get up and pray! Don’t sleep, arise!
And overboard they threw supplies
The storm raged on and they drew straws
But Jonah knew he was the cause
Despatch me to the raging waves
My sacrifice is sure to save
The Lord a giant fish supplied
And Jonah wailed from deep inside
The spewed up prophet took the road
To Nineveh and doom foretold
The people heard and turned to prayer
So God delayed his judgment fair
Then Jonah’s red hot anger flared
He did not want the Lord to spare
On Nineveh he called down fire
The Lord rebuked him for his ire
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