traditional when israel was in egypt s land let my people go oppressed so hard they could not stand let my people go chorus go down moses way down in egypt s land tell ol pharoah let my people go thus saith the lord bold moses said let my people go if not i ll smite your first born dead let my people go chorus no more shall they in bondage toil let my people go let them come out with egypt s spoil let my people go chorus we need not always weep and mourn let my people go and wear these slavery chains forlorn let my people go chorus your foes shall not before you stand let my people go and you ll possess fair canaan s land let my people go chorus o let us all from bondage flee let my people go and let us all in christ be free let my people go chorus