Sweet Canaan 87

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Composer: Arr. Elisha J. King, 1844
Alto: Wilson Marion Cooper, 1902
Poet: Mead's General Selection, 1807
Meter: Long Meter Half (8,8)

	Stanza	Poetry Source by First Line
1	Oh who will come and go with me? I am bound for the land of Canaan. I'm bound fair Canaan's land to see, I'm bound for the land of Canaan. (Chorus)	Oh! who will come and go with me,, Lines 1 & 2
Chorus	Oh Canaan, sweet Canaan, I'm bound for the land of Canaan. Sweet Canaan, 'tis my happy home; I am bound for the land of Canaan.
2	I'll join with those who've gone before, I am bound for the land of Canaan. Where sin and sorrow are no more, I am bound for the land of Canaan. (Chorus)	Oh! who will come and go with me,, Lines 3 & 4