^GGod promised to ^Clead His children out of ^Gbondage He said He'd ^A7free them from Pharaoh's evil ^D7hand He said He'd ^Cguide and protect them on their ^Gjourney And lead them ^A7to the ^D7promised ^Gland

God^G's children were slaves in Egypt land So ^CGod took Moses by the hand He said ^GMoses tell old Pharaoh to set 'em ^D7free But ^GMoses wanted a way to get out Because ^Cin his mind he's beginning to doubt And he said ^GLord old Pharaoh ^D7he ain't a gonna listen to ^Gme

Well^G the Lord said son throw down that rod Old ^CMoses did and he cried to God It ^Gturned to a snake as evil and wicked as ^D7sin Then ^Ghe cried again with an awful wail And the ^CLord said seize him by the tail Old ^GMoses did and it ^D7turned to a rod ^Gagain

^GGod promised to ^Clead His children out of ^Gbondage He said He'd ^A7free them from Pharaoh's evil ^D7hand He said He'd ^Cguide and protect them on their ^Gjourney And lead them ^A7to the ^D7promised ^Gland

The Lor^Gd said Moses I've got power And ^CI'll be with you every hour Said go ^Gtell Pharaoh to set my children ^D7free Well ^GMoses did but the Lord helped out He ^Csent a plague to the land about So old ^GPharaoh told him he ^D7could go and let him ^Gbe

They s^Gtarted out with a cloud that day And a ^Cfire by night to lead the way But old ^GPharaoh suddenly decided to change his ^D7mind Well he ^Ggathered together his soldier band Got ^Call them chariots throughout the land Said ^GI'll let them Israelites go ^D7some other ^Gtime

^GGod promised to ^Clead His children out of ^Gbondage He said He'd ^A7free them from Pharaoh's evil ^D7hand He said He'd ^Cguide and protect them on their ^Gjourney And lead them ^A7to the ^D7promised ^Gland

Well t^Ghey came to the banks of the ocean blue They ^Cturned to Moses said what would we do And ^GMoses fell on his knees and there in the ^D7sand The ^GLord said Moses trust in God All ^Cyou gotta do is just raise that rod Over ^Gthese mighty waters ^D7stretch your ^Ghand

Well M^Goses followed the Lord's command The ^Cwaters parted and there in the sand They ^Gsaw a path that led to the other ^D7shore The ^Gground was dry they passed on through And ^Cold Pharaoh's army thought they would too But the ^Gwaters fell they ain't ^D7never been seen no ^Gmore

^GGod promised to ^Clead His children out of ^Gbondage He said He'd ^A7free them from Pharaoh's evil ^D7hand He said He'd ^Cguide and protect them on their ^Gjourney And lead them ^A7to the ^D7promised ^Gland And lead them ^A7to the ^D7promised ^Gland

The Statler Brothers - Led out of bondage