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Go down, Moses,
way down in Egypt's land.
Tell ol' Pharaoh
let my people go!
Go down, Moses,
way down in Egypt's land.
Tell ol' Pharaoh
let my people go!
- When Israel was in Egypt's land,
let my people go!
Oppressed so hard they could not stand,
let my people go! - "Thus spoke the Lord:", bold Moses said,
"Let my people go!
If not, I'll smite your firstborn dead!
Let my people go!" - No more shall they in bondage toil,
let my people go!
Let them come out with Egypt's spoil,
let my people go! - The Lord told Moses what to do,
let my people go!
To lead the Hebrew children through,
let my people go! - "Oh come along Moses, you'll not 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 God's command it did divide,
let my people go! - Pharaoh said he'd go across,
let my people go!
But Pharaoh and his host were lost,
let my people go! - When they reached the other shore,
let my people go!
They sang a song of triumph o'er,
let my people go! - "Jordan shall stand up like a wall,
let my people go!
And the walls of Jericho shall fall,
let my people go!" - "We need not always weep and mourn,
let my people go!
And wear these slavery chains forlorn,
let my people go!" - "Your foes shall not before you stand,
let my people go!
And you'll possess fair Canaan's land,
let my people go!" - Oh let us all from bondage flee,
let my people go!
And let us all in Christ be free,
let my people go!
Schlagworte: englisch, Gospel, Kirchenlied, Spiritual
Exodus, Kapitel 6, 11
Exodus, Kapitel 11, 4-5
Exodus, Kapitel 14
Exodus, Kapitel 15.