Singing the Living Tradition ‎#210

210. Wade in the Water

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

1 See that host all dressed in white.
God's gonna trouble the water.
The leader looks like an Israelite.
God's gonna trouble the water. [Refrain]

2 See that band all dressed in red.
God's gonna trouble the water
It looks like the band that Moses led.
God's gonna trouble the water. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: See that band all dressed in white
• Title: Wade in the Water
• Refrain First Line: Wade in the water
• Meter: Irregular
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Jewish and Christian Teachings: Worship; Passover; Water Ceremony
• Source: African American spiritual, c. 1750-1875

Tune Information

• Name: MCCREE
• Arranger: Mary Allen Walden, 1946-
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: e minor or modal
• Source: African American spiritual, c. 1750-1875
• Copyright: Arr. © 1992 Unitarian Universalist Association