Joy to the World ‎#163

163. The Heavenly Canaan

1 There is a land of pure delight,
Where saints immortal reign;
Infinite day excludes the night,
And pleasures banish pain.
There everlasting spring abides,
And never-with'ring flowers;
Death, like a narrow sea, divides
This heavenly land from ours.

2 Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood
Stand dressed in living green;
So to the Jews old Canaan stood,
While Jordan roll'd between.
Could we but climb where Moses stood,
And view the landscape o'er,
Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood
Should fright us from the shore.

Text Information

• First Line: There is a land of pure delight
• Title: The Heavenly Canaan
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1879
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: VARINA
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.