From Egypt's bondage come

Verse 1

From Egypt's bondage come, Where death and darkness reign, We seek a new, a better home, Where we our rest shall gain.

Verse 2

To Canaan's sacred bound, We haste with songs of joy; Where peace and liberty are found, And sweets which never cloy.

Verse 3

There sin and sorrow cease, And every conflict's o'er; There we shall dwell in endless peace, Nor thirst nor hunger more.

Verse 4

There, in celestial strains, Enraptured myriads sing; And love in every bosom reigns, For God himself is King.

Verse 5

We hope to join the throng, And soon their pleasures share, And sing the everlasting song, With all the random'd there.

Verse 6

How sweet the prospect is! It cheers the pilgrim's breast; We're journeying through the wilderness, To our eternal rest.