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| 1 |
What ship is this that will take us all home, O glory, hallelujah! And safely land us on Canaan's bright shore? O glory, hallelujah! (Chorus) |
What ship is this that will take us all home,, Stanza 1 |
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| Chorus |
O the old ship of Zion, hallelu, hallelu, O the old ship of Zion, hallelujah! |
What ship is this that will take us all home,, Chorus |
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| 2 |
The winds may blow and the billows may foam, O glory, hallelujah! But she is able to land us all home, O glory, hallelujah! (Chorus) |
What ship is this that will take us all home,, Stanza 2 |
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| 3 |
She landed all who are gone before, O glory, hallelujah! And yet she's able to land still more, O glory, hallelujah! (Chorus) |
What ship is this that will take us all home,, Stanza 3 |
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| 4 |
No wrecks on sandbars or dangers attend, O glory, hallelujah! For Jesus is our Captain and Friend, O glory, hallelujah! (Chorus) |
What ship is this that will take us all home,, Stanza 4 |
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| 5 |
She's waiting now for a heavenward gale, O glory, hallelujah! Methinks I see her now hoisting her sail, O glory, hallelujah! (Chorus) |
What ship is this that will take us all home,, Stanza 5 |
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| 6 |
Her sails are spread, see how swiftly she moves, O glory, hallelujah! Her landing harbor is heaven above, O glory, hallelujah! (Chorus) |
What ship is this that will take us all home,, Stanza 6 |
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| 7 |
What will the glad Christians do when above? O glory, hallelujah! They'll shout, they'll sing, they'll be wrapt up in love, O glory, hallelujah! (Chorus) |
What ship is this that will take us all home,, Stanza 7 |
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| 8 |
Should you arrive there before I do, O glory, hallelujah! Inform them that I am coming there, too, O glory, hallelujah! (Chorus) |
What ship is this that will take us all home,, Stanza 8 |