12a. You'll Be a Witness

1. Moses was a man of God;
God called Moses from the burning bush,
Go on down in Egypt's land,
And bring my children out of Pharaoh's hand.

Refrain:
You'll be a witness for the Lord.
You'll be a witness for the Lord.
You'll be a witness for the Lord.
And you'll be a witness for the Lord.

2. Moses went to Egypt land,
Sung and pray'd for wicked man.
Having God at his right hand,
He bro't the children out of Pharaoh's land.

3. Moses! Moses! come and see;
Tell you what you do for me:
Tell them, let those idols 'lone;
Place my law on slabs of stone.

Text Information
First Line: Moses was a man of God
Title: You'll Be a Witness
Refrain First Line: You'll be a witness for the Lord
Language: English
Publication Date: 2025
Scripture:
Topic: Epiphany: Transfiguration
Notes: Spiritual, related to “My soul is a witness” in Folk Songs of the American Negro (1907) and “Wasn’t that a witness” in Calhoun Plantation Songs (1907).
Tune Information
Name: [Moses was a man of God]
Arranger: Harry T. Burleigh (1929)
Incipit: 11331 13
Key: g minor
Notes: Arr. for the Old Songs Hymnal (1929).



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