I have left the wilderness beyond the rolling tide,
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
In the land of promise I would evermore abide,
Hallelujah, hallelujah!

Refrain:
For the highlands of Canaan I’m longing,
I have tasted its corn and wine;
I am going to possess all this land of righteousness,
I will claim it and make it mine.
For the highlands of Canaan I’m longing,
I have tasted its corn and wine;
I have left the desert sand for the blessed Beulah land,
Hallelujah forevermore!

Here the sun is brightly shining and the sky is clear,
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
No more marches thro’ the burning sands and deserts drear,
Hallelujah, hallelujah! [Refrain]

I would not always be dwelling near the Jordan side,
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
I would climb the hills of promise and would there reside,
Hallelujah, hallelujah! [Refrain]

Many cities have been conquered in this goodly land,
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
I am pressing towards the highlands at the Lord’s command,
Hallelujah, hallelujah! [Refrain]