Little Moses

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Away by the river so clear The ladies were winding their way When Pharaoh's young daughter stepped down in the waters To bathe in the cool of the day [Chorus 1] Before it was dark, she opened the ark And found the sweet infant was there Before it was dark, she opened the ark And found the sweet infant was there [Verse 2] And away by the waters so blue The infant was lonely and sad She took him in pity and thought him so pretty And it made little Moses so glad [Chorus 2] She called him her own, her beautiful son And sent for a nurse that was near She called him her own, her beautiful son And sent for a nurse that was near [Verse 3] And away by the waters so blue They carried the beautiful child To his own tender mother, his sister and brother Little Moses looked happy and smiled [Chorus 3] His mother so good done all that she could To rear him and teach him with care His mother so good done all that she could To rear him and teach him with care [Verse 4] Away by the sea that was red Little Moses, the servant of God While in him confided, the sea was divided As upward he lifted his rod [Chorus 4] The Jews safely crossed while Pharaoh's host Was drowned in the waters and lost The Jews safely crossed while Pharaoh's host Was drowned in the waters and lost [Verse 5] Away on the mountain so high The last one that ever might see While in him victorious, his hopes were most glorious He'd soon o'er the Jordan be free [Chorus 5] When his labor did cease, he departed in peace And rested in Heaven above When his labor did cease, he departed in peace And rested in Heaven above