Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition
319 Religion Is a Fortune
Words: John Leland, 1793
Music: William L. Williams, 1850. Alto S. M. Denson, 1911
Meter: 7s & 6s.
O when shall I see Jesus,
And reign with Him above?
Shout glory, halle, hallelujah.
And from the flowing fountain
Drink everlasting love?
Shout glory, halle, hallelujah.
[chorus]
When we all get to heaven,
We will shout aloud and sing,
Shout glory, halle, hallelujah.
Religion is a fortune,
And heaven is a home,
Shout glory, halle, hallelujah.
When shall I be delivered
From this vain world of sin?
Shout glory, halle, hallelujah.
And with my blessed Jesus
Drink endless pleasures in?
Shout glory, halle, hallelujah.
And reign with Him above?
Shout glory, halle, hallelujah.
And from the flowing fountain
Drink everlasting love?
Shout glory, halle, hallelujah.
[chorus]
When we all get to heaven,
We will shout aloud and sing,
Shout glory, halle, hallelujah.
Religion is a fortune,
And heaven is a home,
Shout glory, halle, hallelujah.
When shall I be delivered
From this vain world of sin?
Shout glory, halle, hallelujah.
And with my blessed Jesus
Drink endless pleasures in?
Shout glory, halle, hallelujah.