Thou hast so overtasked them they’re powerless and weak.
Ah! weak and defenceless they truly appear,
But the Lord is their rock, they’re his special care.
See that pillar that’s leading them all on their way,
It’s a bright cloud by night and a dark cloud by day;
And now by the Red Sea behold they encamp,
But hark! what’s that sound, it’s the war horse’s tramp.
Look up, see thy enemy close by thee now,
The sea lies before thee, ah! what canst thou do?
Moses bids them go forward at God’s command,