The Statesmen - Led Out of Bondage lyrics

[Chorus] God promised to lead His children out of bondage He said He'd free them from Pharaoh's evil hand He said He'd guide and protect them on their journey And lead them to the promised land [Verse 1] God's children were slaves in Egypt land So God took Moses by the hand He said, "Moses, tell old Pharaoh to set 'em free" But Moses wanted a way to get out 'Cause in his mind he was beginning to doubt And he said, "Lord, old Pharaoh ain't gonna listen to me" Now the Lord said, "Son, throw down that rod"' Old Moses did and he cried to God Because it turned to a snake, as wicked and evil as sin Then he cried again with an awful wail For the Lord said, "Seize it by the tail" Old Moses did and it turned to a rod again [Chorus] [Verse 2] Now, the Lord said, "Moses, I've got power And I'll be with you every hour" Said, "Go tell Pharaoh to set my children free" Well, Moses did, the Lord helped out He sent the plagues to the land about So old Pharaoh told him to go and let him be So they started out with a cloud that day And a fire by night would lead the way 'Til old Pharaoh suddenly decided to change his mind So he gathered together his soldier band Got all the chariots throughout the land Said, "I'll let them Israelites go some other time" [Chorus]