Kevin:

Hi, welcome to the 'Cat.

I believe what youre looking at here is an arrangement of the traditional song, done by someone with a nice bent for choral work. The traidtional "Wade In the Water" is a simple spiritual in one voice, with an indefinite number of verses on the pattern of:

Who's that comin' all dressed in blue?
God's gonna trouble the wa-a-ter.
Must be the Hypocrites a passing through!
God's gonna trouble the wa-a-ter

You gotta Wade, Wade in the Water
Wade, Wade in the Water
You gotta Wade, Wade in the Water
God's gonna trouble the wa-a-ter

It 's perfectly possible the choral arrangement you describe would support these verses with a strong soloist up front (I think it was Mahalia Jackson I first heard sing it -- none stronger!).

Sorry I cannot be more helpful about the rendition you describe, but I am not familiar with it.

Best regards,


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