The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9833

9833. From Egypt Lately Come

1 From Egypt lately come,
Where death and darkness reign,
We seek our new, our better home,
Where we our rest shall gain.

Refrain:
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
We are on our way to God.

2 To Canaan’s sacred bound
We haste with songs of joy!
Where peace and liberty are found,
And sweets that never cloy. [Refrain]

3 Our toils and conflicts cease
On Canaan’s happy shore;
We there shall dwell in endless peace,
And never hunger more. [Refrain]

4 But hark! those distant sounds
That strike our listening ears,
They come from Canaan’s happy bounds,
Where God our king appears. [Refrain]

5 There, in celestial strains,
Enraptured myriads sing;
There love in every bosom reigns,
For God Himself is king. [Refrain]

6 We soon shall join the throng,
Their pleasures we shall share;
And sing the everlasting song,
With all the ransomed there. [Refrain]

7 How sweet the prospect is!
It cheers the pilgrim’s heart;
We’re journeying through the wilderness,
But soon shall gain our rest. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: From Egypt lately come
• Title: From Egypt Lately Come
• Author: Thomas Kelly (1820)
• Refrain First Line: Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: ADVENT by John Goss

Tune Information

• Name: [From Egypt lately come]
• Composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley
• Key: F Major
• Source: A Selection of Psalms and Hymns by Charles Kemble (London: John F. Shaw, 1864)
• Copyright: Public Domain