“And when the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh and promise to deal kindly and truly with me. Do not bury me in Egypt, but let me lie with my fathers. Carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burying place.” He answered, “I will do as you have said.””
Genesis 47:29-30 ESV
Carry me up out of Egypt,
‘Cause my body’s not at home here.
Too long I’ve lived in a foreign land
I can feel it in my bones here.
Carry me up out of Egypt,
‘Cause Pharaoh’s making slaves here.
He’ll take our silver, land, and lives
And he’ll drive us to our graves here.
Carry me up out of Egypt;
The Nile is okay here
But over Jordan’s my true home,
And I just don’t wanna stay here.
Carry me up out of Egypt
Swear an oath to me here.
‘Cause Egypt’s sure to get in us
The longer that we be here.
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