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| "Elijah Rock" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Genre | Negro Spiritual |
"Elijah Rock" is a traditional spiritual. It bears some lyrical similarities to another spiritual, "Mary Don't You Weep."
Lyrics
- Elijah
- Elijah
- Elijah
- Elijah Rock!
- Elijah rock shout shout
- Elijah rock comin' up Lord
- Elijah rock shout shout
- Elijah rock comin' up Lord
- Satan ain't nothin' but a
- snake in the grass
- He's a conjur, he's a liar
- Hallelujah, Lord.
- Elijah rock shout shout
- Elijah rock comin' up Lord
- Elijah rock shout shout
- Elijah rock comin' up Lord
- If I could I surely would
- Stand on the rock where Moses stood
- If I could I surely would
- Stand on the rock where Moses stood
- Elijah rock, oh Elijah rock
- Elijah
- Elijah rock, oh Elijah rock
- Elijah
- Hallelujah Jesus, Hallelujah Jesus
- Hallelujah Jesus, Hallelujah Jesus
- Rock Elijah, Rock Elijah
- Rock Elijah, Rock Elijah
- Comin' up Lawdy, Comin' up Lawdy
- Comin' up Lawdy, Comin' up Lawdy
- Oh oh oh Elijah, Oh oh oh oh
- Elijah
- Oh Elijah
- Elijah rock Elijah rock shout
- comin' I'm comin' I'm comin' up Lord
Recorded by
- Mahalia Jackson on album Recorded in Europe During Her Latest Concert Tour (1962), and on a number of albums and compilations.
- Camille Doughty on album God's Prescriptions (1978)
- Raymond Myles on album A Taste of Heaven (1994).
- Moses Hogan arranger and conductor on Negro Spirituals (1996) (with Derek Lee Ragin) and on I Believe This Is Jesus (2001)
- Jean Shy on album Amazing Grace (1999)
- Atlanta's Chorale on album The Jericho Project (2005)
- Owen Messer on album Oh, My NOLA (2007)
- Ollabelle on album Ollabelle (2005) and Before This Time (Live album) (2008)
- The Mormon Tabernacle Choir on album An American Heritage of Spirituals (1997)
- The Klezmatics on album Live at town hall (2011)
- Joshua Nelson on album Mi Chamocha? (2009)
References
- "Elijah Rock - Camille Doughty (God's".
- Bottomley, Maurice. "Raymond Myles: Taste of Heaven". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
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