Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition
388 The Happy Sailor
Words: v. 1 arr. B. F. White, 1859. v. 2–3 arr. C. J. Griggs, 1911
Music: Arr. B. F. White, 1859. Alto Minnie Floyd, 1902
Meter: Particular Meter
Come, tell of your ship, and what is her name?
Oh, tell me, happy sailor!
Come, tell of your captain, what is his fame?
Oh, tell me, happy sailor!
[chorus]
She’s the old ship of Zion, hallelu, hallelu!
And her captain Judah’s Lion, hallelujah!
Say, is her keel sound, her garner well stored?
Oh, tell me, happy sailor!
And will she leave other comrades on board?
Oh, tell me, happy sailor!
She will land us safe on Canaan’s bright shore,
Oh, glory, hallelujah!
We’ll land with our friends who’ve gone on before,
Oh, glory, hallelujah!
Oh, tell me, happy sailor!
Come, tell of your captain, what is his fame?
Oh, tell me, happy sailor!
[chorus]
She’s the old ship of Zion, hallelu, hallelu!
And her captain Judah’s Lion, hallelujah!
Say, is her keel sound, her garner well stored?
Oh, tell me, happy sailor!
And will she leave other comrades on board?
Oh, tell me, happy sailor!
She will land us safe on Canaan’s bright shore,
Oh, glory, hallelujah!
We’ll land with our friends who’ve gone on before,
Oh, glory, hallelujah!