Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition
79 The Old Ship of Zion
Words:
Music: Arr. Thomas W. Carter, 1844
Meter: Irregular
What ship is this that will take us all home,
Oh, glory hallelujah,
And safely land us on Canaan’s bright shore?
Oh, glory hallelujah.
Chorus:
’Tis the old ship of Zion, hallelujah.
The winds may blow and the billows may foam,
Oh, glory hallelujah,
But she is able to land us all home.
Oh, glory hallelujah.
(Chorus)
She landed all who have gone before,
Oh, glory hallelujah,
And yet she is able to land still more,
Oh, glory hallelujah.
(Chorus)
If I arrive there, then, before you do,
Oh, glory hallelujah,
I’ll tell them that you are coming up, too,
Oh, glory hallelujah.
(Chorus)
Oh, glory hallelujah,
And safely land us on Canaan’s bright shore?
Oh, glory hallelujah.
Chorus:
’Tis the old ship of Zion, hallelujah.
The winds may blow and the billows may foam,
Oh, glory hallelujah,
But she is able to land us all home.
Oh, glory hallelujah.
(Chorus)
She landed all who have gone before,
Oh, glory hallelujah,
And yet she is able to land still more,
Oh, glory hallelujah.
(Chorus)
If I arrive there, then, before you do,
Oh, glory hallelujah,
I’ll tell them that you are coming up, too,
Oh, glory hallelujah.
(Chorus)