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Track 19: Miriam - "The Prophetess' Song"

### **Verse 1** *I watched my baby brother floating in the reeds* *I spoke to Pharaoh's daughter, met our mother's needs* *I saved Moses from the river, kept our family whole* *Now I'm dancing with a tambourine, singing with my soul* ### **Verse 2** *The sea has been divided, Egypt's army drowned* *I lead the women dancing, making joyful sound* *"Sing to Jehovah, for He is highly exalted"* *"The horse and its rider He has hurled into the sea, unhalted"* ### **Chorus** *I am the prophetess* *I sing Jehovah's praise* *I've seen His mighty wonders* *Through all my living days* *But even I can stumble* *Even I can fall* *I'm just a servant standing* *Before the Lord of all* ### **Verse 3** *Aaron and I spoke against Moses and his wife* *"Has Jehovah only spoken through him all his life?"* *"Hasn't He also spoken through us?" we dared to say* *Then Jehovah's anger burned, and I was struck that day* ### **Bridge** *My skin turned white as snow, leprosy took hold* *Moses cried to God, "Please heal her!" he was bold* *Seven days outside the camp, bearing my disgrace* *Then Jehovah showed me mercy, restored me to my place* ### **Final Verse** *I learned that pride comes before a fall* *That God exalts the humble, brings low the proud and tall* *I die in Kadesh's wilderness, my brothers by my side* *But my song of victory at the sea will never die* *Let the women sing forever of the God who sets us free* *Let them dance with tambourines beside the parted sea*