DAUGHTER OF PHARAOH: Woman, take thou this child and nurse it for me, and I will give thee wages. (_Gives a piece of gold._) MOTHER (_taking child_): Daughter of Pharaoh, may the God of Israel bless thee. DAUGHTER OF PHARAOH (_turning to go_): Fare thee well. EGYPTIAN SLAVE (_cries_): The soldiers! DAUGHTER OF PHARAOH (_turning back_): Fear ye not. (_All huddle behind her. She faces the_ SOLDIERS _as they enter and salute._) FIRST SOLDIER: Daughter of Pharaoh, we make search for Hebrew children. One hath escaped us. DAUGHTER OF PHARAOH (_haughtily_): Who art thou to question me? Pass on. SECOND SOLDIER: But--the babe yonder? (_Points._) DAUGHTER OF PHARAOH: Is the adopted son of Pharaoh's daughter. Pass ye by. (_She waves them away. They salute and go. She takes the child in her arms and embraces him._) I love the child. (_She gives the_ CHILD _to his_ MOTHER _and turns to go; then she turns back._) Call the child "Moses," for that means, "Drawn up out of the water," and remember he is dear to me for that _I_ have saved him. (_She goes out followed by her maids._) (_The_ MOTHER _and_ SISTER _kneel with the_ CHILD.) MOTHER (_prays_): O God of Israel, bless thou this child, and as _thou_ hast drawn him up out of the water, grant that he may be the means, through thee, to lift his people out of slavery. (_They rise and go._) (_The_ EPILOGUE _folds curtain, advances to front of stage, and holds up hand._) EPILOGUE: O give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name: Make known his doings among the peoples. He sent Moses his servant, And Aaron whom he had chosen. And he brought forth his people with joy, And his chosen with singing. (_The_ EPILOGUE _goes._) [Illustration: A PAGE OF PHARAOH] UP, UP FROM EGYPT TO THE PROMISED LAND THE PEOPLE PHARAOH. HIS DEAD SON. FIRST EGYPTIAN. SECOND EGYPTIAN. THIRD EGYPTIAN. PAGE. MOSES. AARON. MIRIAM. THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL (acted by the Class). THE PLACE SCENE I. _The palace of Pharaoh._ SCENE II. _The Red Sea shore._ There is no actual change of scenery in this play, description serving the purpose. THE PROPERTIES A litter on which the dead son of Pharaoh is carried. Moses' rod. Miriam's cymbals. Fan which the page carries over Pharaoh. Spears for soldiers. UP, UP FROM EGYPT TO THE PROMISED LAND (_Enter_ PHARAOH, _followed by_ SOLDIERS _carrying the litter of his dead_ SON. _The_ EGYPTIANS _follow, then_ MOSES _and_ AARON.) FIRST EGYPTIAN (_bowing low_): O Pharaoh, let the children of Israel go. Lo, there is mourning in the land of Egypt because thou keepest them in bondage. (_He points to the_ SON _of_ PHARAOH.) EGYPTIANS: Woe, woe, woe! Yea, the god of Israel is a jealous god! PHARAOH: O Moses and Aaron, evil have ye wrought in the land of Egypt, and accursed is the land while the children of Israel remain.