Led Out Of Bondage Song Lyrics and Chords by The Statler Brothers
Led Out Of Bondage
Recorded by The Statler Brothers
Written by R.L. Prather
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God promised to
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lead His children out of
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bondage
He said He'd
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free them from Pharaoh's evil
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hand
He said He'd
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guide and protect them on their
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journey
And lead them
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to the
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promised
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land
God's children were slaves in Egypt land
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God took Moses by the hand
He said
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Moses tell old Pharaoh to set 'em
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free
But
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Moses wanted a way to get out
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in his mind he's beginning to doubt
And he said
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Lord old Pharaoh
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he ain't a gonna listen to
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me
Well the Lord said son throw down that rod
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Moses did and he cried to God
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turned to a snake as evil and wicked as
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sin
Then
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he cried again with an awful wail
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Lord said seize him by the tail
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Moses did and it
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turned to a rod
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again
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The Lord said Moses I've got power
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I'll be with you every hour
Said go
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tell Pharaoh to set my children
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free
Well
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Moses did but the Lord helped out
He
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sent a plague to the land about
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Pharaoh told him he
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could go and let him
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be
They started out with a cloud that day
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fire by night to lead the way
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Pharaoh suddenly decided to change his
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mind
Well he
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gathered together his soldier band
Got
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all them chariots throughout the land
Said
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I'll let them Israelites go
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some other
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time
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Well they came to the banks of the ocean blue
They
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turned to Moses said what would we do
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Moses fell on his knees and there in the
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sand
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Lord said Moses trust in God
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you gotta do is just raise that rod
Over
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these mighty waters
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stretch your
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hand
Well Moses followed the Lord's command
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waters parted and there in the sand
They
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saw a path that led to the other
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shore
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ground was dry they passed on through
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old Pharaoh's army thought they would too
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waters fell they ain't
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never been seen no
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more
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And lead them
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to the
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promised
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land
FAQ
Who sang the the song Led Out Of Bondage?
- The song Led Out Of Bondage was sang by The Statler Brothers.
Who is The Statler Brothers?
- The Statler Brothers (sometimes simply referred to as The Statlers) were an American country music, gospel, and vocal group. The quartet was formed in 1955 performing locally and, from 1964 to 1972, they sang as opening act and backup singers for Johnny Cash.Originally performing gospel music at local churches, the group billed themselves as The Four Star Quartet, and later The Kingsmen. In 1963, when the song "Louie, Louie" by the garage rock band also called The Kingsmen became famous, the group elected to bill themselves as The Statler Brothers. Despite the name, only two members of the group (Don and Harold Reid) were actual brothers and no member has the surname of Statler. The group actually named themselves after a brand of facial tissue they had noticed in a hotel room (they later quipped that they could just as easily have named themselves "the Kleenex Brothers"). Don Reid sang lead Harold Reid, Don's older brother, sang bass Phil Balsley sang baritone and Lew DeWitt sang tenor and was the guitarist of the Statlers before being replaced by Jimmy Fortune in 1983 due to DeWitt's ill health.The band's style was closely linked to their gospel roots. "We took gospel harmonies," said Harold Reid, "and put them over in country music." A majority of their records contain one gospel song at a minimum, and they produced several albums containing only gospel music. They also recorded a tribute song to The Blackwood Brothers, who influenced their music. The song "We Got Paid by Cash" was written by the Statler Brothers as a tribute to Johnny Cash, who discovered and mentored them.
