There was once a zealous Christian farmer who wanted to use different words than "giddyup" and "woah" as commands for his horse. So he taught the horse to respond to "Praise the Lord" and "Hallelujah".
When the farmer shouted "Praise the Lord", the horse would take off in a fast gallop. When he wanted the horse to stop, he would shout "Hallelujah".
All went well until the day he was riding his horse at full gallop across a field when suddenly the farmer remembered that there was a cliff just a short distance ahead. In his excitement, he temporarily forgot what he had taught the horse, and he yelled, "Woah!", but the horse didn't stop. He yelled "Stop!", but the horse kept running straight for the cliff.
At the last possible minute the farmer remembered he had taught the horse to stop at the command, "Hallelujah". When he shouted it out, sure enough, the horse obediently came to a sudden stop, just inches before the horse and rider would have plunged over the cliff.
Totally relieved, the farmer exclaimed, "Praise the Lord!" top