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4. When Israel out of Egypt came,
     Let my people go;
   And left the proud oppressive land,
     Let my people go.
       Go down, Moses, &c.

5. O, 'twas a dark and dismal night,
     Let my people go;
   When Moses led the Israelites,
     Let my people go.
       Go down, Moses, &c.

6. 'Twas good old Moses and Aaron, too,
     Let my people go:
   'Twas they that led the armies through,
     Let my people go.
       Go down, Moses, &c.

7. The Lord told Moses what to do,
     Let my people go;
   To lead the children of Israel through,
     Let my people go.
       Go down, Moses, &c.

8. O come along, Moses, you'll not get lost,
     Let my people go;
   Stretch out your rod and come across,
     Let my people go.
       Go down, Moses, &c.

9. As Israel stood by the water side,
     Let my people go;
   At the command of God it did divide,
     Let my people go.
       Go down, Moses, &c.

10. When they had reached the other shore,
      Let my people go;
    They sang a song of triumph o'er,
      Let my people go.
        Go down, Moses, &c.

11. Pharaoh said he would go across,
      Let my people go;
    But Pharaoh and his host were lost,
      Let my people go.
        Go down, Moses, &c.

12. O, Moses, the cloud shall cleave the way,
      Let my people go;
    A fire by night, a shade by day,
      Let my people go.
        Go down, Moses, &c.

13. You'll not get lost in the wilderness,
      Let my people go;
    With a lighted candle in your breast,
      Let my people go.
        Go down, Moses, &c.

14. Jordan shall stand up like a wall,
      Let my people go;
    And the walls of Jericho shall fall,
      Let my people go.
        Go down, Moses, &c.

15. Your foes shall not before you stand
      Let my people go;
    And you'll possess fair Canaan's land,
      Let my people go.
        Go down, Moses, &c.

16. 'Twas just about in harvest time,
      Let my people go;
    When Joshua led his host divine,
      Let my people go.
        Go down, Moses, &c.

17. O let us all from bondage flee,
      Let my people go;
    And let us all in Christ be free,
      Let my people go.
        Go down, Moses, &c.

18. We need not always weep and moan,
      Let my people go;
    And wear these slavery chains forlorn,
      Let my people go.
        Go down, Moses, &c.

19. This world's a wilderness of woe,
      Let my people go;
    O, let us on to Canaan go,
      Let my people go.
        Go down, Moses, &c.

20. What a beautiful morning that will be,
      Let my people go;
    When time breaks up in eternity,
      Let my people go.
        Go down, Moses, &c.

21. O bretheren, bretheren, you'd better be engaged,
      Let my people go;
    For the devil he's out on a big rampage,
      Let my people go.
        Go down, Moses, &c.

22. The Devil he thought he had me fast,
      Let my people go;
    But I thought I'd break his chains at last,
      Let my people go.
        Go down, Moses, &c.

23. O take yer shoes from off yer feet,
      Let my people go;
    And walk into the golden street,
      Let my people go.
        Go down, Moses, &c.

24. I'll tell you what I likes de best,
      Let my people go;
    It is the shouting Methodist,
      Let my people go.
        Go down, Moses, &c.

25. I do believe without a doubt,
      Let my people go;
    That a Christian has the right to shout,
      Let my people go.
        Go down, Moses, &c.