Wade in the Water
People sing many versions of this song. The chorus is sometimes sung as the whole song.
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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.