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I.
I remember being a little child
Daughter of the high priest of Midian
I remember the light within his eyes
When he heard the voice of God
God of our fathers, God of Abraham
God of the Hebrews, God of Midian
God of our mothers, God of Sarah and
God of Keturah and me
You were the stranger out of Egypt
You were raised by the Pharoah's daughter
You lifted your hand against the shepherds
Driving my sisters and me
I remember the well of Midian
Your dusty face as you poured for our flocks
I remember familiar light shining
Out of your eyes; you had heard
From the time I had been a little child
A toddling assistant to the priest
I remember the light within his eyes
When he heard the voice of God
You were a stranger out of Egypt
Yet you claimed to hear the voice of the Lord
Who were you to the God of the Hebrews
That you heard the voice of God
II.
I was the shepherdess of my father's
House, the guardian of sisters and flocks
He gave me the staff when I was still young
I kept his motherless tents
My husband became a shepherd to me
And I became a shepherdess to him
Though I kept still my father's flocks and herds
Still saw the light of God's voice
I was the shepherd woman with two sons
And a husband no less hard to care for
You follow this voice, the voice of the Lord
I go with you to Egypt
I am a stranger among the Hebrews
We worship the God of Abraham, but
They are the children of Sarah and I
Am the child of Keturah
These are the children of your and their God
They look in your eyes; they do not see light
They do not know you heard His voice and came
You tell me take our sons home
III.
I do not regret waiting in our land
I do not regret keeping Jethro's house
I do not regret knowing you will come
My husband and his people
Your God and mine has called you to this place
To the tents of the high priest and to me
God of your fathers, God of my mothers
Called you to our holy mount
I will come to meet you in the desert
Even wilderness cannot keep me here
When I have seen your tents spread out like home
I will bring your sons to you
I will meet you with eyes that understand
The light within your own is light from God
The God of Abraham shone in your face
He is the God of Moses
The God of Tzipporah told me to go
He brought you to me, all your people too
I have heard the voice within my heart
Telling me to come to you
You are not a stranger now in Egypt
You are not a stranger in Midian
I am not a stranger among your tents
We have founded our own home