F C F
Away by the river so clear,
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The ladies were winding their way,
C
And Pharaoh's little daughter stepped down in the water
F A# F
To bathe in the cool of the day.
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Before it was dark she opened the ark
C F
And found the sweet infant was there.
F C F
And away by the waters so blue,
F C F
The infant was lonely and sad.
C
She took him in pity and thought him so pretty
F A# F
And it made little Moses so glad.
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She called him her own, her beautiful son
C F
And sent for a nurse that was near.
F C F
And away by the river so clear,
F C F
They carried the beautiful child,
C
To his own tender mother, his sister and brother,
F A# F
Little Moses looked happy and smiled.
F A#/F F F A#/F F
His mother so good done all that she could
C F
To rear him and teach him with care.
F C F
And away by the sea that was red,
F C F
Little Moses the servant of God,
C
While in him confided, the sea was divided,
F A# F
As upward he lifted his rod.
F A#/F F F A#/F F
The Jews safely crossed while Pharaoh's host
C F
Was drownded in the waters and lost.
F C F
And away on the mountain so high,
F C F
The last one that ever might see,
C
While in his victorious, his hope was most glorious
F A# F
He'd soon o'er the Jordan be free.
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When his labor did cease, he departed in peace
C F
And rested in the Heavens above.
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