Wade in the Water Choral single edition TTBB
- Music: traditional
- Arrangement: Gwyn Arch
- Lyrics: traditional
- Voicing: 4-part, with keyboard instruments
- Components: Choral Score, Full Score
The words of spirituals are not always what they seem. In this case they appear to be yearning for freedom. However, these verses convey a hidden meaning. The escaping slave is told to wade in the water because then the pursuing police bloodhounds would lose his scent.