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[We are marching to Canaan]
Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Dr. A. Brooks Everett Incipit: 34532 15671 65123 Used With Text: To Canaan
[We are marching to Canaan]
To Canaan
Author: Mrs. M. B. C. Slade Hymnal: The Christian Sunday School Hymnal #138 (1883) First Line: We are marching to Canaan, thro' the desert vast Refrain First Line: 'Tis Jordan when we come Lyrics: 1 We are marching to Canaan, thro' the desert vast,
And the Lord, with cloud by day,
And with light of his presence, till the night is past,
Is shining o'er the way.
Refrain:
To Jordan when we come,
As we cross the billow's foam,
Come thou o'er its wave, our Guide to be.
We are coming, coming, lead us safely home,
Till the shining land we see.
2 Though we thirst in the desert, thou art ever nigh,
Giving waters, clear and sweet;
If we faint on the journey, manna from on high
Is falling at our feet. [Refrain]
3 Green and cool Elim's palm trees, where we peaceful rest,
Dewy shelter sweet and fair;
There our Shepherd has borne us, on his gentle breast,
So loving is his care. [Refrain]
4 When the swelling of Jordan sounds upon the shore,
When its parted waves we see,
We will sing glad hosannas, joyful passing o'er;
We're coming unto thee. [Refrain] Scripture: Hebrews 11:16 Tune Title: [We are marching to Canaan]
To Canaan
M. B. C. Slade
1826 - 1882 Person Name: Mrs. M. B. C. Slade Author of "To Canaan" in The Christian Sunday School Hymnal Mary Bridges Canady Slade USA 1826-1882. Born in Fall River, MA, she was well-educated and became a minister's wife, teacher, and poet. She was assistant editor of The New England Journal of Education. She also authored hymns, Sunday school materials and books on education, primarily used for training teachers. She authored a children's magazine, “Wide-awake”. She and her husband were active in the underground railroad (helping slaves achieve their freedom). She spent her whole life living in the same town.
John Perry
M. B. C. Slade
A. Brooks Everett
1828 - 1875 Person Name: Dr. A. Brooks Everett Composer of "[We are marching to Canaan]" in The Christian Sunday School Hymnal Asa Brooks Everett MusDoc USA 1828-1875. Born in VA, he planned to be a doctor, but decided to study music instead. He studied in Boston for four years and also in Leipzig, Germany for four years.. He composed many gospel tunes and edited “The Sceptre” a New York publication. His brothers, Benjamin and Leonard, were also composers. He and Leonard organized a musical instruction system in Richmond, VA, in the 1850s. By 1861, 50 teachers and singing schools were representing them and using their publications. He died in Nashville, TN.
John Perry
A. Brooks Everett
