Now Jehoshaphat was King in Jerusalem a long, long time ago
When the children of Judah all worshiped the Lord from the high on down to the low
Judah was a wealthy kingdom-- everybody's children were fed
Because Jehoshaphat studied the Word of the Lord and did everything He said
But out the east came an army one day after Jehoshaphat's gold
And they were marching right straight to Jerusalem and Jehoshaphat soon was told
So he called all the people together and everybody fasted and prayed
The Lord God answered the people and said, "There's no need for you to be afraid.
"Because the battle is mine tomorrow-- it's not yours and it's not the king's
And all you gotta do is just stand and watch to see the salvation I bring
Just believe that what I told you is exactly what I'm gonna do
And go out tomorrow against them because the Lord's gonna fight for you
Great jumpin' Jehoshaphat!
The army rose early next mornin', and they marched on out with the king
Jehoshaphat chose some singers, and he told those singers to sing
They praised the beauty of holiness, 'stead of shoutin' out a battle cry
And all the way down to the enemy's camp they sang to the Lord on high
They were singin'--
Praise ye the Lord for His mercy endures forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord for His mercy endures forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord for His mercy endures forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord our God His mercy will never end
The Lord God set up an ambush-- He got the enemy all turned around
And they started in killin' each other, you know, 'til they all lay dead on the ground
And the riches and the jewels that they left behind it took 'em three whole days to haul
The children of Judah all praised the Lord 'cause He saved them one and all
They were singin'
Praise ye the Lord for His mercy endures forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord for His mercy endures forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord for His mercy endures forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord our God His mercy will never end
If the parallel's not real obvious, now, I'll spell it right out for you
When you see trouble comin' to rip you off here's all that you need to do:
Pray to your heavenly Father, and believe that His Word is true
And then step out and shout the salvation of God 'cause He'll win that battle for you
(And) praise ye the Lord for His mercy endures forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord for His mercy endures forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord for His mercy endures forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord our God His mercy will never end-- it'll never end!
