Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition
82t Bound for Canaan
Words: John Leland, 1793
Music: E. J. King, 1844. Alto W. M. Cooper, 1902
Meter: 7s & 6s.
O 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?
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?
But now I am a soldier,
My Captain’s gone before;
He’s given me my orders,
And bids me not give o’er.