B07 Moses Complains To The Lord Poem by Simple Simon

When Hebrew-slaves complained,
Towards the Lord, Moses turned,
And said, 'Oh Lord, this trouble,
Why do you give your people? '

'Why did you send me here? '
How can I see them suffer?
After I spoke to the king,
There is more suffering.'

God said, 'Now, You’ll see,
How I’ll bring them free
And I’ll not take rest,
Until he drives them out.'

'The king will not listen,
As I made him stubborn.
To bring my people out
I'll severely punish Egypt.'

'Let Aaron throw his stick
And show him the snake-trick,
As a proof of My command
To comply with My demand.'

When Aaron did the trick,
The king took it as magic,
And he got the same done
By his court-magician.

But then Aaron's stick
Swallowed their snakes.
The king didn't still listen.
As God made him stubborn.

Disaster Strikes Egypt

God said to Moses then,
'You'll now listen,
Go to the obstinate king,
Early in the morning.'

'He'll be at the River Nile.
Let him know, when you tell,
That I want all my people
Released for the festival.'

'Tell Aaron to take his stick.
And this time do another trick.
Let him hold it o'er canals
And rivers and pools.'

'The water will become blood
And everything will smell bad.'
Whatever the Lord said,
The same they went and did.

The water turned into blood.
The river's fish all died.
The same, court-magicians did.
So, the king stuck up to his stand.