Deliver Us (River Lullaby)
The Prince of Egypt, 1998
Writer & Composer: Stephen Schwartz
Producers: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Babyface,
Michael Omartian, Hans Zimmer
Hop to Another SongLabel: DreamWorks
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With the Emsting of the whip on my Bshoulder,
with the B7salt of my sweat on my Embrow,
EEloAmhim, God on high, D
can you Bmhear your people Ccry?
Help us Fnow,
this dark Esushour. E
DeAmliver us, E Am
hear our call, deDm7liver us. F G
Lord of all, reE7member Amus,
here in this Dburning Esand.
DeAmliver us, E Am
there’s a land BYou EmproDmised Aus.
DeAmliver us to the AmProBmised ELand.
Em
Yaldi ha Btov veh harach B7
Al ti Emra veh al tif chad. E
My Amson,
I have Dnothing I can Bmgive
but this Cchance that you may Flive,
I pray we’ll meet aEsusgain
E7if He will
DeAmliver us, E Am
hear our prayer. DeDm7liver us F G
from despair,
These E7years of Amslavery
grow too Dcruel to Estand.
DeAmliver us, E Am
there’s a land BYou EmproDmised Aus.
DeAmliver us out of AmbonBdage
C#dimand deAmliver us
to the AmProBmised CLand.
Ddim C
Ddim C
Ddim
CHush now my Ddimbaby,
be Cstill, love, don’t Ddimcry.
CSleep as you’re Ddimrocked by the Cstream.
AbSleep and reEbmember
my Bbm7last lullaCby,
Ab7so I’ll be with G7you when you Cdream.
Ddim C
Ddim
DRiver, oh, Edimriver,
flow Dgently for Edimme,
Dsuch precious Edimcargo you Dbear.
BbDo you know Fsomewhere Cm7he can live Dfree?
Bb7River, deA7liver him Dthere.
Edim
D Gdim
CBrother, you’re Ddimsafe now
and Csafe may you Ddimstay,
for CI have a Ddimprayer just for Cyou.
AbGrow, baby Ebbrother, Bbm7come back someCday.
Ab7Come and deG7liver us, Amtoo.
E Am
Dm7 F G
E7 Am
D E
DeAm liver us! E Am
Send a shepherd B to EmsheDpherd Aus
and deAmliver us to the AmProBmised C7Land.
DeAm7liver us to the AmProBmised ELand.
F#dim E
F#dim
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Deliver Eus!