The author and composer are unknown. It was published in 1973 in Songs of Praise, with no attribution.
If you have any information about it, especially who wrote the song, and what tune it is sung to, please leave a message in the Comments box near the bottom of the page.
It is not the same as the longer hymn with the same title by Phyllis C. Spiers (1920 - 1995) which has verses starting "He's able, he's able ..." - for which copyright in the USA was registered in 1950 by Gospel Publishing House, and is now assigned to Lorenz Corporation.
God said, Set my people free and let them go.
God said, Set my people free and let them go.
Into the promised land the the oppressed go free.
Into the promised land the the oppressed go free.
There's deliverance in Zion for you and me.
O, let the oppressed go free.
T:God Said Set my People Free
C:Unknown
Z:abc-transcription www.GodSongs.net
L:1/8
M:4/4
K:Fmaj
"F"AAAA AG F2 |"Bb"GF-FD "F"C4 | AAAA "Dm"AG F2 |
w:God said set my peo-ple free and let_ them go. God said set my peo-ple free
"G7"GG-GA "C7"G4 | "F"AAAA AG F2 | "Bb"GF-FD C4 |
w:and let_ them go. God said set my peo-ple free and let_ them go.
"F7"cc-cB "C7"A2 G2 | "F"F8 | AA-"Bb"AB A2 F2 |
w:In-to_ the prom-ised land. Let the_ opp-ressed go
"F7"c8 | cc-"Bb"cd "F"c2 A2 | "C7"G6 AG |
w:free. Let the_ op-pressed go free. There's del-
"F"FF-FG A2 GF | "Bb"B2 "Am"c2 "Gm"d4 | "C7"cc-cB A2 G2 | "F"F8 ]
w:iv-rance_ in Zi-on for you and me. Let the_ opp-ressed go free.
About ABC notation
If you have any information about it, especially who wrote the song, and what tune it is sung to, please leave a message in the Comments box near the bottom of the page.
It is not the same as the longer hymn with the same title by Phyllis C. Spiers (1920 - 1995) which has verses starting "He's able, he's able ..." - for which copyright in the USA was registered in 1950 by Gospel Publishing House, and is now assigned to Lorenz Corporation.
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Lyrics
God said, Set my people free and let them go.God said, Set my people free and let them go.
God said, Set my people free and let them go.
Into the promised land the the oppressed go free.
Into the promised land the the oppressed go free.
There's deliverance in Zion for you and me.
O, let the oppressed go free.
ABC Notation
X:1T:God Said Set my People Free
C:Unknown
Z:abc-transcription www.GodSongs.net
L:1/8
M:4/4
K:Fmaj
"F"AAAA AG F2 |"Bb"GF-FD "F"C4 | AAAA "Dm"AG F2 |
w:God said set my peo-ple free and let_ them go. God said set my peo-ple free
"G7"GG-GA "C7"G4 | "F"AAAA AG F2 | "Bb"GF-FD C4 |
w:and let_ them go. God said set my peo-ple free and let_ them go.
"F7"cc-cB "C7"A2 G2 | "F"F8 | AA-"Bb"AB A2 F2 |
w:In-to_ the prom-ised land. Let the_ opp-ressed go
"F7"c8 | cc-"Bb"cd "F"c2 A2 | "C7"G6 AG |
w:free. Let the_ op-pressed go free. There's del-
"F"FF-FG A2 GF | "Bb"B2 "Am"c2 "Gm"d4 | "C7"cc-cB A2 G2 | "F"F8 ]
w:iv-rance_ in Zi-on for you and me. Let the_ opp-ressed go free.
About ABC notation
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