I Will Sing Unto The Lord (Song of Moses) - as sung by Jack Marti

I have another video here on You Tube by the same name, but someone commented that the same passage (at least part of it) could be sung to the tune of Tzena, Tzena, Tzena. Someone else had made me aware of that some years ago, but I never did anything with it. I was glad to be reminded of it. Unfortunately, my voice is not in the best shape right now as I have just gotten over an illness, but I just really wanted to do this one. I hope it's a blessing to someone.

I will sing unto the Lord
For He has triumphed gloriously,
The horse and rider
Thrown into the sea.

Pharaoh's chariots and his host
Hath He cast into the sea:
His chosen captains drowned
In the Red sea.

The Lord, my God,
My strength and song,
Has now become my victory! (x2)

The Lord is God and
I will praise Him.
My fathers' God and
I will exalt Him! (x2)

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[mcochranjr]

Any one have sheet music or tabs for this song?

[guitmartiman]

@mcochranjr I could send you a chord chart, but I don't have tab. I just play by ear. Maybe one day I'll try to tab it out, but that's a tedious process for me. If youl'd like a chord chart, just message me your e-mail address.

[plinkenstein]

Thanks, Yes, I read that on wikipedia. What I really wonder is, who the person was who decided to use the words from Exodus 15 and how it became so popular. Do you have any idea?

[guitmartiman]

@plinkenstein No, I don't have any idea who originally combined this tune with Exodus 15, and as for it being popular, I really didn't know it was until recently. Apparently it was popular in the late seventies and early eighties in certain circles. I first heard of it in 1999 when I worked at a group home for boys with ADHD. One of the boys who happened to be of Jewish decent said he used to sing it at his home church. I almost completely forgot about it until someone asked if I would do it.

[plinkenstein]

Yes, the real name of this song is "Tzena, Tzena, Tzena" recorded in the 50's by the Weavers. I wonder if credit was ever given.

[guitmartiman]

@plinkenstein Issachar Miron, born in 1919, left Poland at the age of 19, thus avoiding the Holocaust. In 1941, while serving in the Jewish Brigade of the British forces, he composed the melody for lyrics written by Yechiel Chagiz. Julius Grossman, who did not know who composed the song, wrote the so-called third part of 'Tzena' about November 1946. Gordon Jenkins made an arrangement of the song for The Weavers, who sang it with Jenkins' orchestra as backing.

[ellietobe]

I just did a search for this song. This was the first one that came up. It was 30 years ago that we used to sing this in various gatherings and I'm sure it was around for quite a while before that. It was nice to hear it again.

[plinkenstein]

Yes, I too remember it being popular in my home church back then. Honestly, I was never that fond of it but I would play it on piano in a honky tonk style when we did it at services just to keep it interesting:)

[guitmartiman]

@dcntexas2 You're welcome!, and thank you!

[guitmartiman]

@scifiwritir1 Glad it ministers to you!