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