Go down, Moses

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When     Israel  was  in     Egypt's   land,     let   my  people     go.  Op-     pressed   so  hard  they
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could    not    stand,     let    my    people     go.

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Omkvæd:          Go   down,     Moses,     way   down   in     Egypt's   land,     tell   old     Pharaoh   to
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let    my    people     go.

2.   Thus saith the Lord, bold Moses said,
let my people go.
If not, I'll smite your first-born dead,
let my people go.
Go down, Moses...

3.   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...

4.   No more shall they in bondage toil,
let my people go.
Let them come out with Egypt's spoil,
let my people go.
Go down, Moses...

5.   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...