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When Israel Was in Egypt's Land
Meter: 8.5.8.5 with refrain Appears in 66 hymnals Scripture: Exodus 8:1 Refrain First Line: Go down, Moses Lyrics: 1 When Israel was in Egypt's land,
Let my people go,
oppressed so hard they could not stand,
Let my people go.
Refrain:
Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land,
tell old Pharaoh: Let my people go.
2 The Lord told Moses what to do,
Let my people go,
to lead the childr'n of Israel through,
Let my people go. (Refrain)
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. (Refrain)
4 As Israel stood by the waterside,
Let my people go,
at God's command it did divide,
Let my people go. (Refrain)
5 When they had reached the other shore,
Let my people go,
they sang the song of triumph o'er,
Let my people go. (Refrain)
6 O let us all from bondage flee,
Let my people go,
and let us all in Christ be free,
Let my people go. (Refrain)
Topics: Easter, Vigil of; Holy Week, The Three Days; Society Used With Tune: TUBMAN Text Sources: African-American spiritual
When Israel Was in Egypt's Land
We've Come to Worship You
Author: Stephen Key Appears in 4 hymnals Scripture: Exodus 8:1 First Line: Lord, we've come to worship You Topics: Worship and Adoration Used With Tune: [Lord, we've come to worship You]
We've Come to Worship You
When Israel Was in Egypt's Land
Hymnal: Glory to God #52 (2013) Meter: 8.5.8.5 with refrain Scripture: Exodus 8:1 Refrain First Line: Go down, (go down,) Moses (Moses) Lyrics: 1 When Israel was in Egypt's land,
let my people go;
oppressed so hard they could not stand,
let my people go!
Refrain:
Go down, Moses,
way down in Egypt's land;
tell old Pharaoh:
let my people go!
2 "Thus saith the Lord," bold Moses said,
"Let my people go!
If not, I'll smite your firstborn dead.
Let my people go!" [Refrain]
3 "No more shall they in bondage toil:
let my people go!
Let them come out with Egypt's spoil:
let my people go!" [Refrain]
4 O let us all from bondage flee;
let my people go!
And let us all in Christ be free:
let my people go! [Refrain]
Topics: Freedom; God's Covenant with Israel Languages: English Tune Title: GO DOWN MOSES
When Israel Was in Egypt's Land
When Israel Was in Egypt's Land
Hymnal: Sing With Me #71 (2006) Scripture: Exodus 8 Refrain First Line: Go down, Moses Lyrics: 1 When Israel was in Egypt's land,
Let my people go,
oppressed so hard they could not stand,
Let my people go.
Refrain:
Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land,
tell old Pharaoh: Let my people go.
2 The Lord told Moses what to do,
Let my people go,
to lead the Hebrew children through,
Let my people go. (Refrain)
3 As Israel stood by the waterside,
Let my people go,
at God's command it did divide,
Let my people go. (Refrain)
Topics: Know Old Testament Songs; Songs with Non-Western Roots African-American Languages: English Tune Title: GO DOWN, MOSES
When Israel Was in Egypt's Land
When Israel Was in Egypt's Land
Hymnal: This Far By Faith #87 (1999) Scripture: Exodus 8:1 Refrain First Line: Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land Lyrics: 1 When Israel was in Egypt's land,
let my people go;
oppressed so hard they could not stand,
let my people go.
Refrain:
Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land,
tell old Pharaoh: Let my people go!
2 The Lord told Moses what to do,
let my people go;
to lead the childr'n of Israel through,
let my people go. [Refrain]
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. [Refrain]
4 As Israel stood by the waterside,
let my people go,
at God's command it did divide,
let my people go. [Refrain]
5 When they had reached the other shore,
let my people go;
they sang the song of triumph o'er,
let my people go. [Refrain]
6 Oh, let us all from bondage flee,
let my people go;
and let us all in Christ be free,
let my people go. [Refrain] Topics: Holy Week, The Three Days; Songs for Children; Vigil of Easter; Freedom Languages: English Tune Title: TUBMAN
When Israel Was in Egypt's Land
John Wesley Work
1873 - 1925 Person Name: John W. Work Jr. 1871-1925 Scripture: Exodus 8:1 Arranger of "TUBMAN" in This Far By Faith John W. Work, Jr. (b. Nashville, TN, 1872; d. Nashville, 1925), is well known for his pioneering studies of African American folk music and for his leadership in the performance of spirituals. He studied music at Fisk University in Nashville and classics at Harvard and then taught Latin, Greek, and history at Fisk from 1898 to 1923. Director of the Jubilee Singers at Fisk, Work also sang tenor in the Fisk Jubilee Quartet, which toured the country after 1909 and made commercial recordings. He was president of Roger Williams University in Nashville during the last two years of his life. Work and his brother Frederick Jerome Work (1879-1942) were devoted to collecting, arranging, and publishing African American slave songs and spirituals. They published two collections: New Jubilee Songs as Sung by the Fisk Jubilee Singers (1901) and Folk Songs of the American Negro (1907).
Bert Polman
John Wesley Work
