Then I will tell to sinners round,
What a dear Savior I have found.
I’ll point to thy redeeming blood
And say, “Behold the way to God.”
The core of the text is attributed to John Cennick, the English hymn writer. Also found in the Social Harp of 1855.
No. 190
[I’M BOUND FOR THE LAND OF CANAAN] or [SWEET CANAAN], OSH 87
Pentachordal, cannot be classified (I II III IV V — —)
O who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the land of Canaan;