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Away by the river so clear
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The ladies were winding their way
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While Pharaoh's little daughter stepped down in the water
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To bathe in the cool of the day
(chorus)
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Before it was dark she opened the ark
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And found the sweet infant was there
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Before it was dark she opened the ark
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And found the sweet infant was there
(verse 2)
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She called him her own, her beautiful son
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And she sent for a nurse who was near
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She called him her own, her beautiful son
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And she sent for a nurse who was near
(verse 3)
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His mother so good done all that she could
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To rear him and teach him with care
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His mother so good done all that she could
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To rear him and teach him with care
(verse 4)
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And the Jews safely crossed while Pharaoh's host
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Was drowned in the waters and lost
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And the Jews safely crossed while Pharaoh's host
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Was drowned in the waters and lost
(verse 5)
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When his labor did cease he departed in peace
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And rested in the Heavens above
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When his labor did cease he departed in peace
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And rested in the Heavens above