[We open on a yellow sky, swirling with clouds, then cut to thousands of Jewish slaves toiling in the mud and sand as overseers beat them with whips.] [singing]
Mud! Sand! Water! Straw! Faster! Mud and lift! Sand and pull! Water, and raise up! Straw!
Faster!
[continues singing]
With the sting of the whip, on my shoulder!
[he whip cracks the man] [singing]
With the salt of my sweat on my brow!
Elohim, God on high, can you hear your people cry?
Help us now!
This dark hour! Deliver us!
Hear our call, deliver us!
Lord of all, remember us here in this burning sand!
Deliver us, there's a land you promised us!
Deliver us to the promised land!
[the guards run] [singing]
Yal-di ha-tov veh ha-rach, al ti-ra veh al tif-cha-d.
My son, I have nothing I can give.
But this chance that you may live.
I pray we'll meet again. If he will deliver us.
[singing]
Deliver us, hear our prayer!
Deliver us from despair
These years of slavery grow too cruel to stand!
Deliver us, there's a land you promised us!
Deliver us out of bondage and
Deliver us to the promised land!
[they all walk to a river, then Young Miriam puts the basket down, then opening a top] [singing]
Hush now, my baby, be still, love, don't cry.
Sleep as you're rocked by the stream.
Sleep and remember my last lullaby.
So I'll be with you when you dream. [kisses the baby, then closing the top, then she continues singing]
River, oh, river, flow gently for me.
Such precious cargo, you bear.
Do you know somewhere he can live free?
River, deliver him there.
[singing]
Brother, you're safe now and safe may you stay
For I have a prayer just for you.
Grow, baby brother, come back someday.
Come and deliver us, too.
Come, Rameses. We will show Pharaoh your new baby brother, Moses.
[singing]
Deliver us send a shepherd to shepherd us
And deliver us to the promised land!
Deliver us to the promised land!
[singing]
Deliver us!
