Hymnal: Fillmore's Harp of Zion
Date: 1867
Compiler: A D Fillmore
Publisher/Printer: R W Carroll & Co
First Line: When for eternal worlds we steer
Topic: <no topic given>
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
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Meter: LM with chorus
Tune: Sonnet
Hymn Number: <no hymn number given>
Page Number: 065, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsWhen for eternal worlds we steer,
And seas are calm and skies are clear,
And faith in lively exercise,
And distant hills of Canaan rise,
My soul for joy then spreads her wings,
And loud her lovely sonnet sings,
Vain world, adieu! Vain world, adieu!
And loud her lovely sonnet sings,
Vain world, adieu!
With cheerful hopes her eyes explore
Each landmark on the distant shore-
The trees of life, the pastures green,
The golden streets, the crystal stream;
Again for joy she spreads her wings,
And loud her lovely sonnet sings,
Vain world, adieu! Vain world, adieu!
And loud her lovely sonnet sings,
Vain world, adieu!
When nearer still she draws to land,
More eager all her powers expand;
With steady helm and freebent sail,
Her anchor drops within the vail;
Oh, then with joy she folds her wings,
And her celestial sonnet sings,
On Canaan's shore! on Canaan's shore!
And her celestial sonnet sings,
On Canaan's shore!