The Joy Bells of Canaan or Burning Bush Songs No. 2 ‎#1

1. The Joy Bells of Canaan

"1 The joy-bells of Canaan send forth a glorious peal,
They banish all woe and bring in God’s blessed weal;
I’m ravished with their music when none but God is near,
And I hear them at daybreak, and at noon and night they’re clear.

Refrain:
Hear the bells!
Hear the bells!
They are pealing forth the glad anthem of the free.
Hear the bells!
Hear the bells!
They are ringing out the glorious jubilee.

2 Peace comes to the sinner the moment he believes,
Great joy is in Heaven as soon as he receives;
But soon he longs for Canaan, with sighs he can’t repress,
As still onward he journeys tow’rd the land he’ll soon possess. [Refrain]

3 The joy-bells of Canaan are sweetest to my ear;
O harken, believer, press on where you can hear!
One cadence of their music will thrill with joy your soul,
And you’ll sing, leap and dance with shouts of joy you can’t control. [Refrain]

4 The saint has a belfry where heav’nly chimes are rung,
And out from its windows float tunes by angels sung;
No clang, nor clash, nor discord is heard from this blest tow’r,
For the songs of redemption peal forth from hour to hour. [Refrain]

5 Each saint is a priest and has bells about his feet;
Rich fruit intermingles and makes their ring most sweet,
The holy and the holiest are open now to all,
But we still need the bells, and the fruit prevents a fall. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: The joy-bells of Canaan send forth a glorious peal
• Title: The Joy Bells of Canaan
• Author: Louis F. Mitchel
• Refrain First Line: Hear the bells
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1905

Tune Information

• Name: [The joy-bells of Canaan send forth a glorious peal]