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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Ralph Fiennes

Vocals

Amick Byram

Vocals

Bob Daspit

Programming

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Amick Byram

Songwriter

Stephen Schwartz

Stephen Schwartz

Composer

Hans Zimmer

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Gavin Greenaway

Gavin Greenaway

Producer

Alan Meyerson

Mixing Engineer

Bob Ludwig

Mastering Engineer

Jake Jackson

Assistant Recording Engineer

Nick Wollage

Assistant Recording Engineer

Slamm Andrews

Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]

Thus saith the Lord

Thus saith the Lord

Thus saith the Lord

Thus saith the Lord

Thus saith the Lord

Thus saith the Lord

Thus saith the Lord

Thus saith the Lord

Thus saith the Lord

Since you refuse to free my people

Thus saith the Lord

Thus saith the Lord

Thus saith the Lord

All through the land of Egypt

[Verse 1]

I send a pestilence and plague

Into your house, into your bed

Into your streams, into your streets

Into your drink, into your bread

Upon your cattle, on your sheep

Upon your oxen in your field

Into your dreams, into your sleep

Until you break, until you yield

[Chorus]

I send the swarm, I send the horde

Thus saith the Lord

[Verse 2]

Once I called you brother

Once I thought the chance to make you laugh was all I ever wanted (I send the thunder from the sky, I send the fire raining down)

And even now I wish that God had chose another

Serving as your foe on his behalf is the last thing that I wanted (I send a hail of burning ice on every field, on every town)

[Bridge]

This was my home

All this pain and devastation, how it tortures me inside

All the innocent who suffer from your stubbornness and pride (I send the locusts on a wind, such as the world has never seen)

On every leaf, on every stalk until there's nothing left of green

[Chorus]

I send my scourge, I send my sword

Thus saith the Lord

[Chorus]

You who I called brother

Why must you call down another blow? (I send my scourge, I send my sword)

Let my people go (Thus saith the Lord)

Thus saith the Lord

[Verse 3]

You who I called brother

How could you have come to hate me so?

Is this what you wanted? (I send the swarm, I send the horde)

Then let my heart be hardened

And never mind how high the cost may grow

This will still be so

I will never let your people go (Thus saith the Lord)

Thus saith the Lord

[Verse 4]

I will not let your people go (Let my people go)

Written by: Stephen Schwartz

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