Three Days Down

“Three Days Down” (Jonah & the Great Fish)

The word of the Lord came clear and strong

“Go preach to Nineveh, their ways are wrong”

But Jonah turned and he sailed away

To the far-off land where he thought he’d stay

Three days down in the belly of the deep

Where the dark waters close and the cold winds sweep

You can’t outrun the hand of the Lord

When the sea and the storm obey His word

A ship to Tarshish, the sails pulled tight

But the storm came down in the dead of night

The crew cried out, “Man, what have you done?”

“This storm’s on me,” Jonah said, “I’m the one”

Three days down in the belly of the deep

Where the dark waters close and the cold winds sweep

You can’t outrun the hand of the Lord

When the sea and the storm obey His word

They cast him out to the rolling wave

But the Lord had sent a fish to save

In the darkness there Jonah prayed

And the mercy of God made the waters fade

Three days down in the belly of the deep

Where the dark waters close and the cold winds sweep

You can’t outrun the hand of the Lord

When the sea and the storm obey His word

From the shore of grace to the city’s call

Jonah learned the Lord is the ruler of all