Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition
82t Bound For Canaan
Words: John Leland, 1793
Music: Arr. E. J. King, 1844
Meter: 7s,6s (7,6,7,6)
Oh when shall I see Jesus
And reign with Him above,
And from the flowing fountain
Drink everlasting love?
Chorus:
I’m on my way to Canaan,
To the new Jerusalem.
When shall I be delivered
From this vain world of sin,
And with my blessed Jesus
Drink endless pleasures in?
(Chorus)
But now I am a soldier,
My Captain’s gone before;
He’s given me my orders,
And bids me not give o’er.
And reign with Him above,
And from the flowing fountain
Drink everlasting love?
Chorus:
I’m on my way to Canaan,
To the new Jerusalem.
When shall I be delivered
From this vain world of sin,
And with my blessed Jesus
Drink endless pleasures in?
(Chorus)
But now I am a soldier,
My Captain’s gone before;
He’s given me my orders,
And bids me not give o’er.