Joshua fought the battle of Jericho

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Joshua fought the battle of Jericho , often colloquially as Joshua fit the battle of Jericho , is a spiritual . It is reminiscent of the siege of the strongly fortified Canaanite city ​​of Jericho by the Israelites who moved out of Egypt under the leadership of Joshua and the collapse of the city walls while walking around with the ark to the sound of the ram's horns, as described in the book of Joshua ( Jos 6  EU ) .

song lyrics

Joshua Fought The Battle Of Jericho (Spiritual)

Refrain:
Joshua fought the battle of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho,
Joshua fought the battle of Jericho
and the walls came tumbling down.

1st verse:
You may talk about your king of Gideon,
you may talk about your man of Saul,
there's none like good old Joshua
at the battle of Jericho

2nd verse:
Up to the walls of Jericho
he marched with spear in hand,
“Go blow them ram-horns” Joshua cried,
“'cause the battle is in my hand.”

3rd verse:
Then the lamb ram sheep horns begin a blow,
trumpets begin a sound.
Joshua commanded the children to shout,
and the walls came tumbling down.

The text and melody of this piece have been classified as public domain by the Society for Musical Performance and Mechanical Reproduction Rights (GEMA) .

Due to the tradition of the oral transmission of spirituals, there are many different versions of this song.

Translation of the text into German

Joshua fought the battle of Jericho

Refrain:
Joshua fought the battle of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho,
Joshua fought the battle of Jericho
and the walls came crashing down.

1st verse:
You may rave about your King Gideon,
you may rave about your husband Saul,
there is no one like good old Joshua
at the battle of Jericho.

2nd stanza: He went
up to the city walls of Jericho
with spear in hand.
"Come on, blow the storm horns," yelled Joshua,
"for the battle is in my hand."

3rd verse:
Then the ram horns are blown,
trumpets begin to sound.
Joshua commanded the children of [Israel] to shout,
and the walls came crashing down.

Explanations to the text

Gideon is not, as is often wrongly assumed, a place, but a biblical judge (from Ri 6  EU ).

Saul is the first king of Israel (from 1 Sam 9  EU ).

The trumpets are ram horns, also known as the shofar .

Interpretations

The song has been interpreted by numerous musicians. Well-known performers include the Golden Gate Quartet , Mahalia Jackson , Hugh Laurie and Elvis Presley .