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Bright Canaan
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Bright Canaan
Tune: TOGETHER LET US SWEETLY LIVE · Meter: 8.9.8.9.Ref
Hymn state
RepairingWritten By
Portions by John Newland Maffitt Sr.
Composed By
Melody by John Newland Maffitt Sr.
Arranger
R. M. McIntosh (1886)
Copyright Information
In the Public Domain
Lyrics
Verse 4
Then come with me beloved friend,
Verse 2
I'll join with them who've gone before
Chorus
O Canaan, bright Canaan,
Verse 3
Our songs of praise shall fill the skies;
Verse 1
O who will come and go with me
Verse 3
I am bound for the land of Canaan
Verse 4
I am bound for the land of Canaan
Chorus
I am bound for the land of Canaan.
Verse 2
I am bound for the land of Canaan
Verse 1
I am bound for the land of Canaan
Verse 3
While higher still our joys shall rise;
Verse 1
I'm bound fair Canaan's land to see
Verse 2
where sin and sorrow are no more
Verse 4
The joys to come shall never end,
Chorus
O Canaan, it is my happy home,
Verse 4
I am bound for the land of Canaan
Verse 2
I am bound for the land of Canaan
Verse 1
I am bound for the land of Canaan
Verse 3
I am bound for the land of Canaan
Chorus
I am bound for the land of Canaan.
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