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Author: Clara M. Brooks Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Dwelling now in Canaan land Refrain First Line: Glory, glory, glory, I am glad to tell Topics: Sanctification Used With Tune: [Dwelling now in Canaan land]

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[Dwelling now in Canaan land]

Meter: 7.7.11.7.7.11.11.11.11.11 Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Andrew L. Byers Tune Key: D Flat Major Used With Text: The Bliss of Canaan

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The Bliss of Canaan

Author: Clara M. Brooks Hymnal: Timeless Truths #511 Meter: 7.7.11.7.7.11.11.11.11.11 First Line: Dwelling now in Canaan land Refrain First Line: Glory, glory, glory, I am glad to tell Lyrics: 1 Dwelling now in Canaan land With the pure and holy band, Oh, how precious and how glorious is my rest; Jesus smiles upon me here, I am free from doubt and fear, I am dwelling on Mount Zion’s shining crest. Refrain: Glory, glory, glory, I am glad to tell, Sanctified and happy, with my soul ’tis well; Now the Holy Spirit doth my bosom thrill, Sweetly I repose within my Father’s will. 2 Now from bondage I am free, Egypt’s hosts are in the sea, And the wilderness cannot my spirit hold; For I’ve tasted honey sweet, Joy so full and rest complete, And the glories of this land are yet untold. [Refrain] 3 Waters pure as crystal clear, Springing all around me here, Fill me to o’erflowing like a cooling well; All its glories rich are mine, As its beauties round me shine, How with happiness and joy my heart doth swell. [Refrain] 4 Of the seed of Abraham, Heir of God through Christ I am, And this blessed Canaan is His will to me; ’Cross the Jordan’s swelling stream, Where celestial sunrays gleam, Richest blessings are awaiting here for thee. [Refrain] Scripture: Genesis 17:8 Tune Title: [Dwelling now in Canaan land]

The Bliss of Canaan

Author: Clara M. Brooks Hymnal: Songs of Grace and Glory #28 (1918) First Line: Dwelling now in Canaan land Refrain First Line: Glory, glory, glory, I am glad to tell Topics: Sanctification Tune Title: [Dwelling now in Canaan land]

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Clara McAlister Brooks

1882 - 1980 Person Name: Clara M. Brooks Author of "The Bliss of Canaan" in Timeless Truths Birth: Oct. 9, 1882, Parke County, Indiana, USA Death: Mar. 20, 1980, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA Clara McAlister Brooks was one of our early songwriters and four of her pieces are in the current hymnal. From the earliest days of the movement we have had women prominent in all forms of our ministry—missionaries, evangelists, teachers, pastors, and God has honored their sacrificial labors. For that reason we can stand in amazement when here, in the 1970s, such old-line denominations as the Episcopal church are being racked with controversy over whether the ordination of women is permissible. But before we gather Pharisaic robes about ourselves, perhaps we need to look candidly at the way in which we, too, succumbed to some of the cultural and prejudicial patterns of later decades! --www.whwomenclergy.org/articles/

A. L. Byers

1869 - 1952 Person Name: Andrew L. Byers Composer of "[Dwelling now in Canaan land]" in Timeless Truths Andrew Linnaeus Byers was born on August 26, 1869 in Albany, Illinois. Byers’ mother was song writer Nancy Byers. In 1890 he became involved with Daniel Warner & Barney Warren in evangelistic work; later joined the Gospel Trumpet publishing company as music editor for a year. He left that work because of health problems and worked as an evangelist and pastor in Idaho & Oregon before taking a pastorate in Sacramento, California, in 1934. He died on November 9, 1952 in Sacramento, California. His works include: Birth of a Reformation: The Life and Labors of D. S. Warner, 1922 NN, Hymnary.