Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition
87 Sweet Canaan
Words: Mead’s General Selection, 1807
Music: Arr. E. J. King, 1844. Alto W. M. Cooper, 1902
Meter: Long Meter Half (8,8)
Oh, who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the land of Canaan.
I’m bound fair Canaan’s land to see,
I am bound for the land of Canaan.
[chorus]
O Canaan, sweet Canaan,
I’m bound for the land of Canaan;
Sweet Canaan, ’tis my happy home,
I am bound for the land of Canaan.
I’ll join with those who’re gone before,
I am bound for the land of Canaan.
Where sin and sorrow are no more,
I am bound for the land of Canaan.
I am bound for the land of Canaan.
I’m bound fair Canaan’s land to see,
I am bound for the land of Canaan.
[chorus]
O Canaan, sweet Canaan,
I’m bound for the land of Canaan;
Sweet Canaan, ’tis my happy home,
I am bound for the land of Canaan.
I’ll join with those who’re gone before,
I am bound for the land of Canaan.
Where sin and sorrow are no more,
I am bound for the land of Canaan.