1. F rom Egypt lately come,
Where death and darkness reign,
We seek our new, our better home,
Where we our rest shall gain:
Hallelujah!
We are on our way to God.
2. To Canaan’s sacred bound
We haste with songs of joy,
Where peace and liberty are found,
And sweets that never cloy;
Hallelujah! &c.
3. There sin and sorrow cease,
And ev’ry conflict’s o’er;
There we shall dwell in endless peace,
And never hunger more.
Hallelujah! &c.
4. There in celestial strains,
Enraptur’d myriads sing,
There love in every bosom reigns,
For God Himself is king;
Hallelujah, &c.
5. We soon shall join the throng;
Their pleasures we shall share,
And sing the everlasting song,
With all the ransom’d the re;
Hallelujah, &c.
6. How sweet the prospect is!
It cheers the pilgrim’s breast;
We’re journeying through the wilderness,
But soon shall gain our rest;
Hallelujah 1 &c.