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Thread #17722   Message #1064467
Posted By: Jerry Rasmussen
02-Dec-03 - 11:10 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: My God He Is a Rock
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: My God He Is a Rock
Hey, Joe:

We sing this in our Men's Chorus... at least a version of it. except it is:

   Jesus is a rock in a weary land, a weary land, a weary land
   Jesus is a rock in a weary land, a shelter in the time of storm

   And then there is a half spoken section:

   Has he ever made a way when you didn't have a dime?
   Has he ever stepped in just right on time?
   Has he ever picked you up when you were down?
   Has he ever placed your feet on solid ground

And then you go into:

Then you know he is a rock in a weary land....

The song ends with the choir singing parts and answering each other, basically singing:

Jesus is a rock, and he is my shelter in the time of storm
Yeah!, in a weary land, a shelter in the time of storm

Our Chorus Director grew up in Mississippi and many of the songs we do are remembered from his childhood. Most are different than any texts I find in books..

Jerry