Eng:1166  Chin:-  Kor:-  Span:-  Tag:-  Fra:-  Por:- 

Lyrics:Unknown
Music:Lowell Mason
Meter:8.7.8.7.7.7. with chorus

Hymns using same tune:

#149, #889, #1088, #1100

 

Deuteronomy 8:7-10

 

 1  God has set the land before us,

    And the land we will possess.

    God has finally found a people

    Tired of the wilderness.

    Down with every weight and sin;

    Let's go up and enter in.

 

Hallelujah, Hallelujah,

Hallelujah, Amen.

 

 2  God has cleared the way before us

    Through the victory of His Son;

    Raised the Victor's banner o'er us,

    All the battles He has won.

    All that's left for us to do

    Is by faith to follow through.

 

Hallelujah, Hallelujah,

Hallelujah, Amen.

 

 3  It's a land of hills and valleys,

    Brooks of water flowing free;

    Fountains rich with living water,

    Streams that flow abundantly.

    Brothers, joyfully we stand

    In His promise, Christ the land.

 

Hallelujah, Hallelujah,

Hallelujah, Amen.

 

 4  God has made the fruit to grow here,

    Filled the land with produce sweet:

    Olive oil and pomegranates,

    Fig trees, honey, vines and wheat.

    We need nothing else besides,

    All we need the land provides.

 

Hallelujah, Hallelujah,

Hallelujah, Amen.

 

 5  We have eaten unto fullness,

    And with joy we bless the Lord,

    For the good land He has given;

    Faithful to His promised Word.

    Here we find there is no lack —

    Never, never we'll go back!

 

Hallelujah, Hallelujah,

Hallelujah, Amen.

 

 6  All we need to do is labor,

    Working on the land each day;

    Not expecting 'manna' blessing,

    Working in a normal way.

    God and man cooperating

    While for harvest we are waiting.

 

Hallelujah, Hallelujah,

Hallelujah, Amen.

 

 7  Labor thus will bring the increase

    Of the land with all its worth,

    And the Lord will have the harvest,

    When He comes to reap the earth.

    To provide the Lord the way,

    We must labor day by day.

 

Hallelujah, Hallelujah,

Hallelujah, Amen.