Go Down Moses

African-American spiritual?, made famous by Paul Robeson whose voice, deep and resonant as it was, attained the status of the voice of God.

When Israel was in Egypt's land

Let my people go

Oppressed so hard they could not stand

Let my people go

Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land

Tell old Pharaoh, Let my people go

So Moses went to Egypt's land

Let my people go

To make old Pharaoh understand

Let my people go

Thus spake the Lord, bold Moses said,

"Let my people go,

If not, I'll strike your first born dead

"Let my people go"