Adventist Pioneer Library

The Pilgrim's Lot

How happy is the pilgrim's lot,

  • p. 59
  • 5 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

1.
How happy is the pilgrim's lot,
I am bound for the land of Canaan,
How free from ev'ry anxious thought,
I am bound for the land of Canaan.
O Canaan! bright Canaan!
I am bound for the land of Canaan,
O Canaan, it is my happy home,
I am bound for the land of Canaan.

2

2.
Nothing on earth I call my own,
I am bound for the land of Canaan,
A stranger to the world unknown,
I am bound for the land of Canaan,
O Canaan, &c.

3

3.
I trample on the whole delight,
I am bound for the land of Canaan,
And seek a city out of sight,
I am bound for the land of Canaan,
O Canaan, &c.

4

4.
There is my house and portion fair,
I am bound for the land of Canaan,
My treasure and my heart are there,
I am bound for the land of Canaan,
O Canaan, &c.

5

5.
For me my elder brethren stay,
I am bound for the land of Canaan,
And angels beckon me away,
I am bound for the land of Canaan,
O Canaan, &c.

About this hymn

As printed Words only: the print gives no music for this hymn. It fills p. 59 (PDF 63) by itself, facing «Canaan.» (p. 58), whose refrain lines («I am bound for the land of Canaan», «O Canaan! bright Canaan!», «O Canaan, it is my happy home») it repeats; the print names no tune. Stanzas 2–5 abbreviate the refrain as «O Canaan, &c.». Words read from the print at 600 dpi and compared with an independent Grok-vision reading (no divergence in the words).

Source
Millennial Harp (Boston: Joshua V. Himes, 1843), archive.org scan hachride00hime
Where
printed page 59
Checked
lyrics verified · 2026-09-21