B06 Moses And Aaron Visit Egypt Poem by Simple Simon

Moses and Aaron met
The King of Egypt,
And the words of God,
One by one, they told.

'The Lord of Israel said,
Let my people be freed,
To honor Me in the desert,
With a feast to celebrate.'

The king asked, 'Who's the Lord?
I've not seen your God.
Why should I listen to Him?
I'll not release them.'

Moses and Aaron said,
'The Hebrews' God
Revealed Himself to us
Just to free all the slaves.'

'In the desert, we've to offer
To the Lord, in His honor,
Sacrifices; or else, He'll kill us
With terrible diseases.'

The king said, 'You're grown
In strength more than
That of the Egyptians,
Worsening the situation.'

'Their work will suffer,
And I'll allow this never.
Let them work hard,
And not think of God.'

'Straw will not be given
To make bricks, even for one.
Let them find straw elsewhere,
But make the same number.'

He commanded the Egyptian,
Slave-drivers and Foremen,
To make them work harder,
And keep supervision closer.

No straw was given
And Israelites were beaten.
The king refused to listen
To the appeal of the foremen.

They met Moses and Aaron,
And said, 'What have you done?
You've made the king hate us.
They've now an excuse to kill us.'