Elijah Rock

"Elijah Rock"
Song
Genre	Gospel
Composer	traditional

Northwestern High School (Hyattsville, Maryland) Concert Choir, 2002

"Elijah Rock" is a traditional spiritual. It bears some lyrical similarities to another spiritual, "Mary Don't You Weep."

Lyrics

Elijah rock, oh Elijah rock

Elijah

Elijah rock, oh Elijah rock

Elijah

Come on sister help me to pray tell me my Lord don pass dis way.

Elijah rock, Elijah rock

Elijah rock, oh Elijah rock

Elijah

Elijah rock, oh Elijah rock

Elijah

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.
• Raymond Myles on album A Taste of Heaven (1994).(http://www.raymondmylesmovie.com)
• 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)
• Harry Connick, Jr. 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)