We is gathahed hyeah, my brothahs In dis howlin' wildaness Fu' to speak some words of comfo't To each othah in distress An' we chooses fu' ouah subjic' Dis -- we'll 'splain it by an' by; "An' de Lawd said, 'Moses, Moses,' An' de man said, 'Hyeah am I.'" Now ole Pher'oh, down in Egypt Was de wuss man evah bo'n An' he had de Hebrew chillun Down dah wukin' in his co'n; 'T well de Lawd got tiahed o' his foolin' An' sez he: "I' ll let him know -- Look hyeah, Moses, go tell Pher'oh Fu' to let dem chillun go." "An' ef he refuse to do it I will make him rue de houah Fu' I'll empty down on Egypt All de vials of my powah." Yes, he did -- an' Pher'oh's ahmy Wasn't wuth a ha'f a dime; Fu' de Lawd will he'p his chillun You kin trust him evah time An' yo' enemies may 'sail you In de back an' in de front; But de Lawd is all aroun' you Fu' to ba' de battle's brunt Dey kin fo'ge yo' chains an' shackles F'om de mountains to de sea; But de Lawd will sen' some Moses Fu' to set his chillun free An' de lan' shall hyeah his thundah Lak a blas' f'om Gab'el's ho'n Fu' de Lawd of hosts is mighty When he girds his ahmor on But fu' feah some one mistakes me I will pause right hyeah to say Dat I 'm still a-preachin' ancient I ain't talkin' 'bout to-day But I tell you, fellah christuns Things'll happen mighty strange; Now, de Lawd done dis fu' Isrul An' his ways don't nevah change An' de love he showed to Isrul Was n't all on Isrul spent; Now don't run an' tell yo' mastahs Dat I's preachin' discontent 'Cause I isn't; I'se a-judgin' Bible people by deir ac's; I 'se a-givin' you de Scriptuah I 'se a-handin' you de fac's Cose ole Pher'oh b'lieved in slav'ry But de Lawd he let him see Dat de people he put bref in, -- Evah mothah's son was free An' dahs othahs thinks lak Pher'oh But dey calls de Scriptuah liar Fu' de Bible says "a servant Is a-worthy of his hire." An' you cain't git roun' nor thoo dat An' you cain't git ovah it Fu' whatevah place you git in Dis hyeah Bible too 'll fit So you see de Lawd's intention Evah sence de worl' began Was dat His almighty freedom Should belong to evah man But I think it would be bettah Ef I'd pause agin to say Dat I'm talkin' 'bout ouah freedom In a Bibleistic way But de Moses is a-comin' An' he's comin', suah and fas' We kin hyeah his feet a-trompin' We kin hyeah his trumpit blas' But I want to wa'n you people Don't you git too brigity; An' don't you git to braggin' 'Bout dese things, you wait an' see But when Moses wif his powah Comes an' sets us chillun free We will praise de gracious Mastah Dat has gin us liberty; An' we 'll shout ouah halleluyahs On dat mighty reck'nin' day When we 'se reco'nised ez citiz' -- Huh uh! Chillun, let us pray!
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