Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition
79 The Old Ship of Zion
Words: Arr. T. W. Carter, 1844
Music: T. W. Carter, 1844. Alto S. M. Denson, 1911
Meter: Particular Meter
What ship is this that will take us all home,
Oh, glory, hallelujah!
And safely land us on Canaan’s bright shore?
Oh, glory, hallelujah!
[chorus]
’Tis the old ship of Zion, hallelu, hallelu,
’Tis the old ship of Zion, hallelujah!
The winds may blow, and the billows may foam,
Oh, glory, hallelujah!
But she is able to land us all home,
Oh, glory, hallelujah!
She landed all who have gone before,
Oh, glory, hallelujah!
And yet she’s able to land still more,
Oh, glory, hallelujah!
If I arrive there before you do,
Oh, glory, hallelujah!
I’ll tell them that you are coming up too,
Oh, glory, hallelujah!
Oh, glory, hallelujah!
And safely land us on Canaan’s bright shore?
Oh, glory, hallelujah!
[chorus]
’Tis the old ship of Zion, hallelu, hallelu,
’Tis the old ship of Zion, hallelujah!
The winds may blow, and the billows may foam,
Oh, glory, hallelujah!
But she is able to land us all home,
Oh, glory, hallelujah!
She landed all who have gone before,
Oh, glory, hallelujah!
And yet she’s able to land still more,
Oh, glory, hallelujah!
If I arrive there before you do,
Oh, glory, hallelujah!
I’ll tell them that you are coming up too,
Oh, glory, hallelujah!