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519. Wade in the Water

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Refrain:
Wade in the water,
wade in the water children,
Wade in the water,
God’s a-goin' to trouble the water.

1 See that host all dressed in white,
God’s a-goin' to trouble the water.
The leader looks like the Israelite,
God’s a-goin' to trouble the water. [Refrain]

2 See that band all dressed in red,
God’s a-goin' to trouble the water.
Looks like the band that Moses led,
God’s a-goin' to trouble the water. [Refrain]

3 If you don’t believe I’ve been redeemed,
God’s a-goin' to trouble the water.
Just follow me down to Jordan’s stream,
God’s a-goin' to trouble the water. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: See that host all dressed in white
• Title: Wade in the Water
• Refrain First Line: Wade in the water
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2012
• Topic: Musical Style: Spiritual; Rites of the Church: Baptism; Salvation; Service Music for Mass: Rite for the Blessing and Sprinkling of Water; The Liturgical Year: The Baptism of the Lord; Water
• Source: Traditional

Tune Information

• Name: [See that host all dressed in white]
• Arranger: Robert A. Hawthorne, b. 1961
• Key: e minor or modal
• Source: Spiritual
• Copyright: Arr. © 2002, OCP