ON A SWIFT PHŒNICIAN TRADER

(Leland Bryant Ross)

On a swift Phœnician trader, bound for Tarshish (that's in Spain),
Jonah thinks he's got it made (or given God the slip again).
Now belowdecks in his cabin, Jonah sleeps and dreams of whales,
while above, as Jonah's napping, God's wrath shreds the vessel's sails.

Part (between Jonah 1:7 and 1:8) of my "comic worship oratorio" Jonah was a prophet (minor), 1997, © Liland Brajant Ros'

The tune is HYFRYDOL, often used i.a. for Come, thou long-expected Jesus; you can get a MIDI from this page in my hymnal, if you want one.

LBR