This is a cover by the American Choral Directors Association Eastern Division Gospel Choir as performed on 16 February 2008, in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A.

OPB Reverend Milton Brunson and the Thompson Community Singers who released this in 1982 on the Myrrh vinyl LP label in both the U.S.A. and the U.K.

There is a secular version by the same title. The secular lyrics WHICH ARE NOT THIS SONG were written in August 1969 by the late Robert Dwayne Womack and the late Darryl Carter.

The lyrics by Rev. Brunson and the Thompson Community Singers are as follows:

Can't you see the clouds gathering
Don't let it be said too late
There's a brand new feeling in the air
Better run to the ark before the rain starts
You better come on in this house
It's gonna rain
It's gonna rain (Repeat)
Doors have been
Opened wide open, just call His Name
Don't wait too late because it's gonna rain
Come on, follow me, it's gonna rain (Repeat)
Doors have been
Opened wide open, just call His Name
Don't wait too late because it's gonna rain

These lyrics reference the Gospel of Matthew 24:36-51 and the Book of Genesis chapter 6.

The ACDA Eastern Division Convention was held February 13-16, 2008. The Eastern Division encompasses Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont in the U.S.A.

Gospel choir conductor: M. Roger Holland

Every choral convention utilizes multiple suitable venues for the different choral ensembles. Among suitable venues were:

Christ Church Cathedral
Theater of the Performing Arts at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Belding Hall at The Bushnell
Webster Theater
Goodwin Theatre, Austin Arts Center at Trinity College
The Hartt School, Hartford University

The choral ensembles that were invited to sing were:

Ensemble Amarcord (German quintet), now known as, “amarcord”
Lumen Valo (Finnish octet)
musica intima (British Columbia 15-member ensemble)
Pomerium, directed by Alexander Blachly
Woodley Ensemble, directed by Frank Albinder
Joyful Noise (ensemble from New Jersey), directed by Allison Fromm

The choirs that auditioned were the:

Central Bucks West High School Men’s Choir, directed by Joseph Ohrt
Cornell University Glee Club, directed by Scott Tucker
Eastern Lebanon County Middle School Choral Ensemble, directed by David F. Scheaffer
Greece Arcadia High School Select Women’s Choir, directed by Kristy Kosko
The King Philip Singers, Wrentham, MA, directed by Marc L. Kaplan
New Jersey Youth Chorus, directed by Patricia Joyce
The Princeton Girlchoir (Westrick Music Academy): The Semi-Tones, directed by Rebecca Elpus
Radcliffe Choral Society of Harvard University, directed by Jameson Marvin
Temple University Concert Choirs, directed by Alan Harler
The University of Maryland Chamber Singers, directed by Dr. Edward Maclary
University of Delaware Chorale, directed by Paul D. Head
William Hall High School Choraliers, directed by Lorraine Cetto

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