Four Organs

by Steve Reich

From the album: Works: 1965-1995

Track 5 of 83 on Works: 1965-1995 (1997).

Duration: 15:52

Works: 1965-1995 cover art

Lyrics for Four Organs

He began to warn the people. He said: "After a while, It's gonna rain after a while; for forty days and for forty nights" And the people didn't believe him And they begin to laugh at him And they begin to mock him And they begin to say: "It ain't gonna rain!" It's gonna rain It's gonna rain It's gonna rain It's gonna rain It's gon' It's Rain They didn't believe it was gonna rain But glory to God Hallelujah! Bless God's wonderful name this evening I said, this evening After a while, they didn't believe it was gonna rain But sure enough, it began to rain Hallelujah! They began to knock upon the door But it was too late Hoo! The Bible tell me, They knocked upon the door until the skin came off their hands Whoo! My Lord! My Lord! I say, until the skin came off their hand They cried I can just hear their cry now I can hear 'em say: "Oh Noah! Would you just open the door? " But Noah couldn't open the door; It had been sealed by the hand of God Glory to God God Had been sealed Couldn't open the door Oh Noah! They cried Just open the door Couldn't open the door But sure enough Hallelujah!

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  35. The Desert Music: Third Movement, Pt. 2 (Moderate)
  36. The Desert Music: Third Movement, Pt. 3 (Slow)
  37. The Desert Music: Fourth Movement (Moderate)
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  44. Sextet: 3rd Movement
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  49. The Four Sections: III. Winds and Brass (With Strings)
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