Let My People Go

Lyrics

[Intro] You wanna hear a story? (Woo-hoo) [Verse 1: Donald Lawrence] A call was sent to Heaven about power being abused Heaven chose a deliverer, the most unlikely to be used "Go tell those in power, to whom much is given (Much is required) Much is required" Tell them they can't really lead (They can't really lead) Unless they're leading with the eyes of those they hired (They can lead with the eyes of those they hired) Those who do the work (Those who do the work) They deserve the praise Their gender shouldn't determine the amount of the pay raise Human trafficking, systematic oppression To right, to left, and left to right We are all God's children, and we're all precious (Precious in His eyes) Let the church say amen (Amen) [Chorus] Respect my people, don't you cause them harm You may think you're in the power seat But you can't box with God Respect my children, they are royalty The way you treat the least of these is the way you treat me Heaven to Pharaoh, "Let my people go" [Verse 2] You can fill my indigo, in the field my daffodils That's a pretty flower in the hand of a Pharaoh Shall I pick you like cotton or work you like oxen? (La, la, la, la, la) If I'm honest, I would never get these royal hands dirty Not when I have you Hebrews here to do the work for me Now, go And note that the sun will rise and set on my face No one will take my place [Chorus] Respect my people (For I am the king) Don't you cause them harm You may think you're in the power seat But you can't box with God Respect my children, they are royalty They way you treat the least of these is the way you treat Me Heaven to Pharaoh, "Let my people go" [Verse 3] I got brothers and sisters that look like me Warm like me, brown like me, lost like me Looking for a god they've never been found like me Where I'm from, religion runs deep like police and politics Don't like me, 'cause I'm different (I'm still so very different) With free beliefs of stranger fiction Wait, this is scary-scary, don't leave me, leave me (Leave me) Oh, Lord, my heart be heavy, won't You light a fire for me? Come my way when I get lonely That's what God told me He let a cloud for sight, in case my nights get stormy (I'm lonely so lonely) [Bridge] Yesterday was yesterday Pulling sand, that's what I wait There's my Father, see the struggle of His children People dying, family crying, lot of 'em try and tell me How can I hold on? (Hold on) On a day as angry as the sun And as calm as a burning bush God came to Moses and told him to take the deep road I've seen My people struggle, and you shall free them of their bounds They can no longer be held past [Chorus] Respect my people (Let 'em go) Don't you cause them harm (Yep) You may think you're in the power seat But you can't box with God, respect my children (To whom much is given) They are royalty (Much is required) They way you treat the least of these is the way you treat Me (Treat 'em right) Heaven to Pharaoh, these are my people (To Pharaoh, let my people go, ah) They are royalty (They are royalty) They way you treat the least of these is the way you treat Me (Oh, yeah) Heaven to Pharaoh, let my people go (Human trafficking) They are royalty (Let 'em go) They way you treat the least of these is the way you treat Me Heaven to Pharaoh, let my people go (Systematic oppression, ha) They are royalty (Yeah) They way you treat the least of these is the way you treat Me (And he too, let 'em go) Heaven to Pharaoh, let my people go [Outro] I said he had a people, oh, no, He called me by my name (Name) Oh, well, let me see that a day That I'm, that I'm the same, mm-hmm (Tank always comes to the Bangas) Things are overflowing around me, you can say the same (The same) Uh, they wanna say that I changed (Changed) I didn't do this, to stay the same