We're On the Way

From Egypt's cruel bondage fled

Author: H. G. Jackson
Tune: [From Egypt's cruel bondage fled]
Published in 39 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 From Egypt’s cruel bondage fled,
Obedient to our Lord’s command,
And by His word and spirit led,
We’re on the way to Canaan’s land!

Refrain:
We’re on the way, a pilgrim band;
We’re on the way to Canaan’s land;
Divinely guided day by day,
We’re on the way, we’re on the way.

2 Thro’ wildernesses wide and drear,
Our Lord will guide our steps aright,
Behold! to prove His presence here,
The cloud by day, the fire by night! [Refrain]

3 His pow’r the smitten rock controls,
A crystal stream our need supplies,
He feeds our hungry, fainting souls
With daily manna from the skies! [Refrain]

4 In hostile lands we feel no fear;
No foe our onward march can stay;
In ev’ry conflict He is near,
Whose presence cheers us on the way. [Refrain]

5 Ere long, the river cross’d, we’ll meet
The ransom’d host at His right hand;
And there receive a welcome sweet,
From our dear Lord to Canaan’s land! [Refrain]

Source: Crowning Day No. 4 #179

Author: H. G. Jackson

Born: January 1, 1838, Manchester, Indiana. Died: November 12, 1914. A Methodist minister, Jackson and his wife Alice spent many years as missionaries in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Upon their return to America, they lived in the River Forest/Oak Park area of Chicago, Illinois. --www.hymntime.com/tch Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: From Egypt's cruel bondage fled
Title: We're On the Way
Author: H. G. Jackson
Language: English
Refrain First Line: We're on the way, a pilgrim band
Publication Date: 1889
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #11445
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Instances

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Brightest Glory #11

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Crowning Day No. 4 #179

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Crowning Glory No. 2 #8

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Epworth Songs #35

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Golden Grain #67

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Gospel Herald in Song #158

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Gospel Hymn Selections for female voices #42

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Gospel Songs for Men #49

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Honey Out of the Rock #8

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Honey Out of the Rock #8

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Hosannas to the King #101

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Hosannas to the King #101

Life and Light No.2 #d29

New Century Carols #26

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Pentecostal Hymns No. 3 #19

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Pentecostal Hymns Nos. 3 and 4 Combined #19

Prayerful Praises. 5th ed. #d30

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Redemption Songs #478

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Revival Special #30

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Sermons in Song #57

Song Land Melodies #d48

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Song-Land Messenger Complete #163

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Song-Land Messenger Complete #163

Songland Melodies ... a New Song Book for Revivals #d52

Songs for the Harvest Field #d29

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Songs of Conquest #70

Songs of Saving Power #d60

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Songs of the Peacemaker #107

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Songs of the Pentecost for the Forward Gospel Movement #76

Songs of the Soul #d38

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Songs of Triumph Nos. 1 and 2 Combined #19

The Crowning Glory Nos. 1 and 2 #d83

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The Cyber Hymnal #11445

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The Evangelist No. 3 #123

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The Finest of the Wheat #33

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The Great Redemption #84

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The Revival No. 2 #221

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The Revival No. 3 #149

The Search Light #26

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