The joy bells of Ca­naan
Send forth a glo­ri­ous peal!
They ban­ish all woe
And bring in God’s bless­èd 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.

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

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.

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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.

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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 tow­er,
For the songs of re­demp­tion
Peal forth from hour to hour.

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