Cat. #0156 (MFH #358) - As sung by Mrs. Iva Haslett, West Plains, Missouri on July 31, 1958
VERSE 1
Away by th river, so clear
Th ladies were winding their way
And Pharaoh's young daughter
Stepped down in th water
To bathe in th cool of th day
Before it was dark
She opened the ark
And found th sweet infant was there
Before it was dark
She opened the ark
And found th sweet infant was there
VERSE 2
Away by th water so blue
The infant was lovely and sad
She took him in pity
An' thought him so pretty
An' it made little Moses so glad
She called him her own
Her beautiful son
An' sent for a nurse that was near
She called him her own
Her beautiful son
An' sent for a nurse that was near
VERSE 3
Away by th river, so clear
They carried th beautiful child
To his tender Mother
His sister and brothers
And Moses looked happy and smiled
His Mother, so good
Done all that she could
To rear him and teach him with care
His Mother, so good
Done all that she could
To rear him and teach him with care
VERSE 4
Away by th sea, that was red
Little Moses, th servant of God
While in him confided
The sea was divided
As upward he lifted his rod
Th Jews safely crossed
While King Pharaoh's host
Was drown in th water and lost
Th Jews safely crossed
While King Pharaoh's host
Was drown in th water and lost
VERSE 5
Away on th mountain, so high
The last one he ever might see
While in him victorious
His hope was most glorious
He'd soon over Jordon be free
When his labor did cease
He left there in peace
And rested in heaven above
When his labor did cease
He left there in peace
And rested in heaven above