[I heard God's voice commanding, "Go up, possess the land"]

[I heard God's voice commanding, "Go up, possess the land"]

Composer: Mrs. C. H. Morris (1910)
Published in 7 hymnals


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Composer: Mrs. C. H. Morris

Lelia (Mrs. C.H.) Morris (1862-1929) was born in Pennsville, Morgan County, Ohio. When her family moved to Malta on the Muskingum River she and her sister and mother had a millinery shop in McConnelsville. She and her husband Charles H. Morris were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and at the camp meetings in Sebring and Mt. Vernon. She wrote hymns as she did her housework. Although she became blind at age 52 she continued to write hymns on a 28-foot long blackboard that her family had built for her. She is said to have written 1000 texts and many tunes including "Sweeter as the years go by." Mary Louise VanDyke Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [I heard God's voice commanding, "Go up, possess the land"]
Composer: Mrs. C. H. Morris (1910)
Meter: 13.10.13.10.13.13.13.9
Incipit: 51112 35561 16556
Key: D♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

'Tis Good to Live in Canaan

I heard God’s voice commanding, “Go up, the land possess,”
And trusting in His grace I followed on;
From Egypt’s cruel bondage and from the wilderness,
From Kadesh into Canaan I have gone.

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Arrangements

Piano and Organ Duet

  • Gospel Duos: Camp Meeting Favorites for Piano and Organ
    Composer/Editor Eleanor W. Whitsett
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (2000) pp. 74
  • Five Duet Transcriptions: For Piano and Organ
    Composer/Editor Eleanor W. Whitsett
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1970) pp. 9

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Timeless Truths #1044

Include 6 pre-1979 instances
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