| The sun is shining the children smiling
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| As they walk along the golden sand
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| The chosen people have climbed the steeple
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| On their way to the promised land
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| Across the river away from sorrow
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| And on to freedom where there’s peace of mind
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| Someone beside them someone to guide them
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| On their way to the promised land
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| And by the river I’ll be with you all the way
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| Break:
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| And by the river I’ll be with you all the way
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| There’s milk and honey it’s always sunny
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| The people sing with their head in hand
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| And soon their patience will be rewarded
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| And they shall walk in the promised land
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| And by the river I’ll be with you all the way
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| The sun is shining the children smiling
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| As they walk along the golden sand
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| The chosen people have climbed the steeple
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| On their way to the promised land
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| And by the river I’ll be with you all the way
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| The sun is shining the children smiling
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| As they walk along the golden sand
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| The chosen people have climbed the steeple
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| On their way to the promised land
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| And by the river I’ll be with you all the way |