In Canaan Now

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I hear the Savior say, Poor wandering child, come home

Author: R. E. Hudson
Tune: [Who's on the Lord's side? Who?]
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: R. E. Hudson

Ralph Hudson (1843-1901) was born in Napoleon, OH. He served in the Union Army in the Civil War. After teaching for five years at Mt. Union College in Alliance he established his own publishing company in that city. He was a strong prohibitionist and published The Temperance Songster in 1886. He compiled several other collections and supplied tunes for gospel songs, among them Clara Tear Williams' "All my life long I had panted" (Satisfied). See 101 More Hymn Stories, K. Osbeck, Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1985). Mary Louise VanDyke Go to person page >

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First Line:	I hear the Savior say, Poor wandering child, come home
Title:	In Canaan Now
Author:	R. E. Hudson
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	I'm living in Canaan Now
Publication Date:	1893
Copyright:	This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before 1929.