Traditional

Away by the river so clear
the ladies were winding their way
when Pharoah's little daughter stepped down to the water
to bathe in the cool of the day

Before it was dark, she looked in the ark
and found a sweet infant was there
Before it was dark, she opened the ark
and found a sweet infant was there

And away by the waters so blue, so blue,
the infant was lonely and sad
She took him in pity and thought him so pretty,
then 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

And away by the waters so clear, so clear,
they carried that beautiful child
To his own tender mother, sister and brother
little Moses looked happy and smiled

His mother, so good, done all that she could
to raise him and teach him with care
His mother, so good, done all that she could
to raise him and teach him with care

Away by the sea that was red, so red,
little Moses, the servant of God
While in Him confided, the sea was divided,
as upward he lifted his rod

The Jews safely crossed while Pharoah's host
was drownded in the waters and lost
The Jews safely crossed while Pharoah's host
was drownded in the waters and lost

And away up on a mountain so high,
the last one that he ever did see
With Israel victorious, his hope was most glorious,
he'd soon over Jordan be free

When his spirit did cease, he departed in peace
and rested in the heavens above
When his spirit did cease, he departed in peace
and rested in the heavens above