From Egypt's bondage come

From Egypt's bondage come

Author: Thomas Kelly
Published in 33 hymnals

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

2 To Canaan's sacred bound,
We haste with songs of joy;
Where peace and liberty are found,
And sweets which never cloy.

3 There sin and sorrow cease,
And every conflict's o'er;
There we shall dwell in endless peace,
Nor thirst nor hunger more.

4 There, in celestial strains,
Enraptured myriads sing;
And love in every bosom reigns,
For God himself is King.

5 We hope to join the throng,
And soon their pleasures share,
And sing the everlasting song,
With all the random'd there.

6 How sweet the prospect is!
It cheers the pilgrim's breast;
We're journeying through the wilderness,
To our eternal rest.


Source: The Minstrel of Zion: a book of religious songs, accompanied with appropriate music, chiefly original #201

Author: Thomas Kelly

Kelly, Thomas, B.A., son of Thomas Kelly, a Judge of the Irish Court of Common Pleas, was born in Dublin, July 13, 1769, and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was designed for the Bar, and entered the Temple, London, with that intention; but having undergone a very marked spiritual change he took Holy Orders in 1792. His earnest evangelical preaching in Dublin led Archbishop Fowler to inhibit him and his companion preacher, Rowland Hill, from preaching in the city. For some time he preached in two unconsecrated buildings in Dublin, Plunket Street, and the Bethesda, and then, having seceded from the Established Church, he erected places of worship at Athy, Portarlington, Wexford, &c, in which he conducted divine worship and preached. H… Go to person page >

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First Line: From Egypt's bondage come
Author: Thomas Kelly
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Church Hymns #406

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Church Psalmist #318

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Church Psalmist #318

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Church Psalmist #318

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #763

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Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #763

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Revival Hymns ... with a Supplement. 2nd ed. #d76

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Seamen's Hymns #318

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Social Psalmist #318

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #1271

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #1271

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Songs for the Sanctuary #1271

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Songs for the Sanctuary #1271

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Songs for the Sanctuary #1271

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The Book of Common Praise #461

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The Christian Hymnal #449

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The Minstrel of Zion #201

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The Spirit of Praise #137

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The Westminster Abbey Hymn-Book #173a

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The Westminster Abbey Hymn-Book #173b

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