Go Down Moses (O Let My People Go)
Words and Music obtained through Reverend L.C. Lockwood
(Standard 20th Century Hymnal Verses)
Words and Music obtained through Reverend L.C. Lockwood
(Standard 20th Century Hymnal Verses)
Verse 1: When Israel was in Egypt's land, (Let My people go);
Oppressed so hard they could not stand, (Let My people go);
Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land,
Tell old Pharaoh: Let My people go.
Oppressed so hard they could not stand, (Let My people go);
Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land,
Tell old Pharaoh: Let My people go.
Verse 2: The Lord told Moses what to do, (Let My people go);
To lead the children of Israel through, (Let My people go).
Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land,
Tell old Pharaoh: Let My people go.
To lead the children of Israel through, (Let My people go).
Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land,
Tell old Pharaoh: Let My people go.
Verse 3: The pillar of cloud shall clear the way, (Let My people go);
A fire by night, a shade by day, (Let My people go).
Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land,
Tell old Pharaoh: Let My people go.
A fire by night, a shade by day, (Let My people go).
Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land,
Tell old Pharaoh: Let My people go.
Verse 4: As Israel stood by the water-side, (Let My people go);
At God?s command it did divide, (Let My people go).
Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land,
Tell old Pharaoh: Let My people go.
At God?s command it did divide, (Let My people go).
Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land,
Tell old Pharaoh: Let My people go.
Verse 5: When they had reached the other shore, (Let My people go);
They sang the song of triumph over, (Let My people go).
Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land,
Tell old Pharaoh: Let My people go.
They sang the song of triumph over, (Let My people go).
Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land,
Tell old Pharaoh: Let My people go.
Verse 6: Oh, let us all from bondage flee, (Let My people go);
And let us all in Christ be free, (Let My people go).
Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land,
Tell old Pharaoh: Let My people go.
And let us all in Christ be free, (Let My people go).
Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land,
Tell old Pharaoh: Let My people go.
