In the Bible we are toldOf a prophet who was calledTo a city that was steeped in awful sinAll the people in that placeWere devoid of saving graceAnd the prophet seemed afraid to enter inOver there, over thereIn that land bright and fairOh, he'll tell me all about it over thereOn the hallelujah strandI'll take Jonah by the handAnd he'll tell me all about it over thereThen this prophet forth was sentThat old Nineveh might repentBut instead of that to Tarshish he set sailOh! the winds began to blowOverboard did Jonah goAnd he found a mercy seat inside the whaleOver there, over thereIn that land bright and fairOh, he'll tell me all about it over thereOn the hallelujah strandI'll take Jonah by the handAnd he'll tell me all about it over thereIn the cold and briny deepTears of grief did Jonah weepAnd the big fish threw him out upon the shoreThen he gladly went his wayPreached to Nineveh night and dayAnd he did not care to backslide any moreOver there, over thereIn that land bright and fairOh, he'll tell me all about it over thereOn the hallelujah strandI'll take Jonah by the handAnd he'll tell me all about it over thereOh, some people don't believeThat a whale could him receiveBut that does not make my song at all untrueThere are whales on every sideWith their big mouths open wide—Just take care, my friend, or one will swallow youOver there, over thereIn that land bright and fairOh, he'll tell me all about it over thereOn the hallelujah strandI'll take Jonah by the handAnd he'll tell me all about it over thereMany souls are tossed aboutBy the whales of fear and doubtBut the Savior wants to take them by the handIf they will His voice obeyHe will save them right awayAnd will guide them safely to the promised landOver there, over thereIn that land bright and fairOh, he'll tell me all about it over thereOn the hallelujah strandI'll take Jonah by the handAnd he'll tell me all about it over there
