Where is the song of Moses found and what is its opening line?
The song of Moses is found in Exodus 15, verse 1, sung by Moses and the children of Israel after crossing the Red Sea. Its opening line declares, “I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously.” This victory song follows Israel’s deliverance from the Egyptian adversaries.
Les explains that this is the song of Moses in Exodus 15. Israel had just passed through the Red Sea and looked back at the carnage of the Egyptians, charioteers, horses, and other things floating in the water. Though the scene was not pretty, when Israel remembered their years of slavery, mistreatment, and suffering, and saw what had happened to their adversaries, they could sing. Les notes he will not take it all verse by verse because it is too long, but gives the gist: Exodus 15:1 records Moses and the children of Israel singing to the Lord, “I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously.” He also draws a parallel to Revelation, where tribulation saints, removed from suffering and in the Lord’s presence, will sing the song of Moses. Les recalls teaching young people in Iowa; one favorite song, “How He Hath Triumphed Gloriously,” was based on the song of Moses.
Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.