BATTLE MOSES
(MOSES IN THE BULRUSHES)
Sung by: Jimmy Driftwood and Neal Morris

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By the side of the river so clear,
The ladies were winding their way,
When pharaoh's daughter
Stepped down to the water
To bathe in the cool of the day.
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.

By the side of the river so clear,
This infant was lonely and sad.
She took him in pity,
And thought him so pretty,
Which made little Moses so glad.
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.

By the side of the river so clear
They carried that beautiful child
To his own tender mother,
His sister and brother.
Then Moses looked happy and smiled.
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.

Then away by the sea that was red
Stood Moses, the servant of God.
While in Him confided, the deep was divided,
Wheres upward he lifted his rod.
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.

Then away on that mountain so high,
The last one he ever might see,
. . . was victorious,
His hope was most glorious,
He'd soon over Jordan be free.
His labor did cease,
He departed in peace,
And rests in the heavens above.
His labor did cease,
He departed in peace,
And rests in the heavens above.

Also found in Belden, p. 449, “Moses in the Bulrushes.”

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