Wade in the water

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Refrain:  Wade in the water,
               wade in the water, children,
               wade in the water.
               God's gonna trouble the water.

              1.
Leader: See those people dressed in white,
        All: God's gonna trouble the water.
Leader: They must be the children of the Israelites.
        All: God's gonna trouble the water.................................(Refrain)

              2.
Leader: See those people dressed in black,
        All: God's gonna trouble the water.
Leader: They come a long way and they ain't turning back.
        All: God's gonna trouble the water.................................(Refrain)

              3.
Leader: See those people dressed in blue,
  
      All: God's gonna trouble the water.
Leader: They look like my people coming through.
  
      All: God's gonna trouble the water.................................(Refrain)

              4.
Leader: See those people dressed in red,
        All: God's gonna trouble the water.
Leader: They must be the children that Moses led.
        All: God's gonna trouble the water.................................(Refrain)

              5.
Leader: Some say Peter, some say Paul,
        All: God's gonna trouble the water.
Leader: There ain't but one God made them all.
        All: God's gonna trouble the water.................................(Refrain)

#446 in Hymnal: A Worship Book

Words:  African-American spiritual
   Tune:  African-American spiritual


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