You'll Be a Witness

Moses was a man of God

Tune: [Moses was a man of God] (11331)
Published in 1 hymnal

Representative Text

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

2. Moses! Moses! come and see;
I'll tell you what you do for me:
I want you to let them idols alone,
Place my law on the tables of stone.
And you'll be a witness for the Lord ...

3. Moses went down in Egypt land,
Sung and prayed for wicked man.
Having God at his right hand,
He brought the children out of Pharaoh's land.
Moses was a witness for the Lord ...

4. When my soul is burden down,
I ask the Lord to turn me around.
Jesus washed my sins away,
Taught me how to watch and pray.
My soul is a witness for the Lord ...

5. Just about time I thought I was lost,
My dungeon shook and my chains fell off.
My soul was a witness for the Lord ...

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First Line:	Moses was a man of God
Title:	You'll Be a Witness
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	You'll be a witness for the Lord

Exodus 34:29
(hymns)

Year C, Epiphany Season, Transfiguration Sunday

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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). This version was collected by Dorothy G. Bolton and arranged by Harry T. Burleigh for the Old Songs Hymnal (1929).

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