A         E         A
    Away by the river so clear,
                     E             A
    the ladies were winding their way,
          E
    and Pharaoh's little daughter stepped down in the water,
        A            E          A
    to bathe in the cool of the day.

 A
Before it was dark, she opened the ark,
     E                           A
and found the sweet infant was there.    (2x)

          A          E          A
    And away by the waters so blue,
                    E          A
    the infant was lonely and sad.
         E
    She took him in pity and thought him so pretty,
            A           E        A
    and it made little Moses so glad.

 A
She called him her own, her beautiful son,
     E                         A
and sent for a nurse that was near.     (2x)

          A         E         A
    And away by the river so clear
                       E         A
    they carried the beautiful child,
            E
    to his own tender mother, his sister and brother,
            A            E          A
    little Moses looked happy and smiled,

     A
His mother so good, done all that she could
    E                           A
to rear him and teach him with care.    (2x)

          A          E            A
    And away by the sea that was red,
                       E          A
    little Moses, the servant of God,
          E
    while in Him confided, the sea was divided,
       A          E           A
    as upwards he lifted his rod.

     A
The Jews safely crossed while Pharaoh's host
     E                         A
was drowned in the waters and lost.    (2x)

          A         E          A
    And away on a mountain so high,
                       E          A
    the last one that ever might see,
           E
    while in Him victorious, his hope was most glorious,
           A            E          A
    he'd soon oe'r the Jordan be free.

          A
When his labor did cease, he departed in peace,
     E                      A
and rested in the Heavens above.     (2x)