| God promised to lead His children out of bondage
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| He said He’d free them from Pharaoh’s evil hand
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| He said He’d guide and protect them on their journey
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| And lead them to the promised land
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| God’s children were slaves in Egypt land
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| So God took Moses by the hand
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| He said, «Moses, tell old Pharaoh to set 'em free»
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| But Moses wanted a way to get out
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| 'Cause in his mind he was beginning to doubt
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| And he said, «Lord, old Pharaoh ain’t gonna listen to me»
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| Now the Lord said, «Son, throw down that rod"'
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| Old Moses did and he cried to God
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| Because it turned to a snake, as wicked and evil as sin
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| Then he cried again with an awful wail
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| For the Lord said, «Seize it by the tail»
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| Old Moses did and it turned to a rod again
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| Now, the Lord said, «Moses, I’ve got power
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| And I’ll be with you every hour»
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| Said, «Go tell Pharaoh to set my children free»
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| Well, Moses did, the Lord helped out
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| He sent the plagues to the land about
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| So old Pharaoh told him to go and let him be
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| So they started out with a cloud that day
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| And a fire by night would lead the way
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| 'Til old Pharaoh suddenly decided to change his mind
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| So he gathered together his soldier band
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| Got all the chariots throughout the land
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| Said, «I'll let them Israelites go some other time» |