Wade in the Water
People sing many versions of this song. The chorus is sometimes sung as the whole song.
Wade in the Water
Spiritual
(Chorus)
Wade in the water,
Wade in the water, children,
Wade in the water.
God's a-going to* trouble the water.
1. See that band all dressed in white,
God's a-going to trouble the water.
The leader looks like the Israelite,
God's a-going to trouble the water.
(Chorus)
2. See that band all dressed in red,
God's a-going to trouble the water.
Looks like the band that Moses led,
God's a-going to trouble the water.
(Chorus)
3. Look over yonder, what do I see?
God's a-going to trouble the water.
The Holy Ghost a-coming on me,
God's a-going to trouble the water.
(Chorus)
4. You don't believe I've been redeemed?
God's a-going to trouble the water.
Just follow me down to Jordan's stream.
God's a-going to trouble the water.
(Chorus)
Notes
"A favorite melody among Southern Baptists while a baptism is in progress." -Fisk Jubilee Singers (1901)
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Thanks and Acknowledgements
1st published in New Jubilee Songs as Sung by the Fisk Jubilee Singers (1901).
Image: "Wade in the Water." Postcard of a river baptism in New Bern, North Carolina near the turn of the 20th century.
