We Are Able to Go Up and Possess the Land

Top Text Author Text Info Tune Page Scans Instances

We are on our way to Canaan, and we'll reach it by and by

Author: Johnson Oatman
Tune: [We are on our way to Canaan, and we'll reach it by and by]
Published in 1 hymnal

Representative Text

1 We are on our way to Canaan, and we'll reach it by and by,
Tho' to keep us from that country all our enemies may try;
But no matter who oppose, We will conquer all our foes;
We are able to go up and possess the land.

Chorus:
We are able to go up,
We are able to go up;
With our King to go before us,
And his banner floating o'er us,
We are able to go up and possess the land.

2 This is called the land of promise, for 'twas promised by the Lord
That some day the weary exiles to their homes should be restored;
So believing in his Word, And relying on his sword,
We are able to go up and possess the land. [Chorus]

3 In that blessed, blessed country there's a home for ev'ry one
Who will follow our Commander till the setting of the sun,
And where Jesus goes ahead We will never fear to tread;
We are able to go up and possess the land. [Chorus]

4 We will have to cross the river when we reach the borderland,
But we will not fear the current tho' our feet within it stand;
For the waters will give way, And we'll find, at close of day,
We are able to go up and possess the land. [Chorus]

Source: Light in the Valley: a new work of great merit for the Sunday school, revivals, Christian Endeavor, Epworth League, young people's society, and all forward movement along the line of battle... #36

All representative texts • Compare texts • Text size: Regular | Large ^ top

Author: Johnson Oatman

Johnson Oatman, Jr., son of Johnson and Rachel Ann Oatman, was born near Medford, N. J., April 21, 1856. His father was an excellent singer, and it always delighted the son to sit by his side and hear him sing the songs of the church. Outside of the usual time spent in the public schools, Mr. Oatman received his education at Herbert's Academy, Princetown, N. J., and the New Jersey Collegiate Institute, Bordentown, N. J. At the age of nineteen he joined the M.E. Church, and a few years later he was granted a license to preach the Gospel, and still later he was regularly ordained by Bishop Merrill. However, Mr. Oatman only serves as a local preacher. For many years he was engaged with his father in the mercantile business at Lumberton… Go to person page >

^ top

First Line:	We are on our way to Canaan, and we'll reach it by and by
Title:	We Are Able to Go Up and Possess the Land
Author:	Johnson Oatman
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	We are able to go up and possess the land
Copyright:	Public Domain