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When Israel was in Egypt's land,
Let my people go;
Oppressed so hard they could not stand,
Let my people go.
Chorus:
Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land;
Tell old Pharoah, to let my people go.
Thus saith the Lord, bold Moses said,
Let my people go;
If not I'll smite your first born dead,
Let my people go.
No more shall they in bondage toil,
Let my people go;
Let them come out with Egypts spoil,
Let my people go.
Oh 'twas a dark and dismal night,
Let my people go;
When Moses led the Israelites,
Let my people go.
The Lord told Moses what to do,
Let my people go;
To lead the children of Israel through,
Let my people go.
O come along, Moses, you won't get lost,
Let my people go;
Stretch out your rod and come across,
Let my people go.
As Israel stood by the water side,
Let my people go;
At the command of God it did divide,
Let my people go.
And when they reached the other side,
Let my people go;
They sand a song of triumph o'er,
Let my people go.
You won't get lost in the wilderness,
Let my people go;
With a lighted candle in your breast,
Let my people go.
O let us all from bondage flee,
Let my people go;
And let us all in Christ be free,
Let my people go.
We need not always weep and moan,
Let my people go;
And wear these slavery chains forlorn,
Let my people go.
What a beautiful morning that will be,
Let my people go;
When time breaks up in eternity,
Let my people go.
Source |
The Heath Anthology of American Literature, Vol. B. Ed. Paul Lauter. (New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006), 2872-2873. Original sheet music available at Library of Congress, Performing Arts Encyclopedia, http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.ihas.200001991/pageturner.html
Creator | Unknown
Composer | Unknown
Lyricist | Unknown
Publisher | Horace Waters
Item Type | Music/Song
Cite This document | Unknown, “"Go Down, Moses",” SHEC: Resources for Teachers, accessed December 1, 2023, https://shec.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/852.
