Deliver Us Lyrics

Deliver Us lyrics

Performed by Ofra Haza and Eden Riegel) 

  

 Egyptian Guards 

 Mud...Sand...Water...Straw...Faster! 

 Mud...And lift...Sand...And Pull 

 Water...And raise up...Straw...Faster! 

  

 Slaves 

 With the sting of the whip on my shoulder 

 With the salt of my sweat on my brow 

 Elohim, God on high 

 Can you hear your people cry: 

 Help us now 

 This dark hour... 

  

 Deliver us 

 Hear our call 

 Deliver us 

 Lord of all 

 Remember us, here in this burning sand 

 Deliver us 

 There's a land you promised us 

 Deliver us to the promised land... 

  

 Yocheved 

 Yal-di ha-tov veh ha-rach 

 (My good and tender son) 

 Al ti-ra veh al tif-chad 

 (Don't be frightened and don't be scared) 

 My son, I have nothing I can give 

 But this chance that you may live 

 I pray we'll meet again 

 If He will deliver us 

  

 Slaves 

 Deliver us 

 Hear our prayer 

 Deliver us 

 From despair 

 These years of slavery grow 

 too cruel to stand 

 Deliver us 

 There's a land you promised us 

 Deliver us 

 Out of bondage and 

 Deliver us to the promised land... 

  

 Yocheved 

 Hush now, my baby 

 Be still, love, don't cry 

 Sleep as you're rocked by the stream 

 Sleep and remember my last lullaby 

 So I'll be with you when you dream 

  

 River, o river 

 Flow gently for me 

 Such precious cargo you bear 

 Do you know somewhere 

 he can live free? 

 River, deliver him there... 

  

 Young Miriam 

 Brother, you're safe now 

 And safe may you stay 

 For I have a prayer just for you: 

 Grow, baby brother 

 Come back someday 

 Come and deliver us, too... 

  

 Slaves 

 Deliver us 

 Send a shepherd to shepherd us 

 And deliver us to the promised land 

  

 Yocheved 

 Deliver us