The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16186

16186. Come Over Into Canaan

1 I came to Jor­dan’s sul­len stream;
With trust­ing heart I there had been
Directed by my Sav­ior’s hand,
Tow’rd Canaan’s bright and bless­èd land.

Refrain:
Come ov­er in­to the Ca­naan land,
Come ov­er into the Ca­naan land,
Where figs and grapes so plen­te­ous grow,
Where milk and ho­ney free­ly flow,
Come ov­er in­to the Ca­naan land.

2 My ma­ny sins were all for­giv’n,
My heart was clear with light from Heav’n;
And yet I longed for deep­er grace,
In Ca­naan’s bless­èd rest­ing place. [Refrain]

3 I saw the death I had to die,
A death in which my soul did cry;
The fright’­ning waves my heart did chill,
But I must yield, ’twas Hea­ven’s will. [Refrain]

4 O se­cond grace! I find it sweet!
God’s ho­ly will is now com­plete:
The Fa­ther, Son, and Spi­rit reign;
All in­ward foes are sure­ly slain. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I came to Jor­dan’s sul­len stream
• Title: Come Over Into Canaan
• Author: Jacob Whistler Byers (1907)
• Refrain First Line: Come ov­er in­to the Ca­naan land
• Language: English
• Source: Truth in Song (Anderson, IN: Gospel Trumpet Publishing Company, 1907)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [I came to Jor­dan’s sul­len stream]
• Composer: Andrew Linnaeus Byers
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain