We Are Well Able

’Twas the Lord of hosts that led us

Out of Egypt’s sand;

And He led us through the Red Sea

By His migh­ty hand

Never halt­ing in the wil­der­ness

But His com­mand

Gave as­sur­ance we were able

To pos­sess the land.

We are able to go up and take the coun­try

And pos­sess the land from Jor­dan to the sea;

And

though gi­ants tall be there our way to hin­der

God will sure­ly give the vic­to­ry.

When the spies brought back the mes­sage

This is what they said:

Against gi­ants and walled ci­ties

We can­not be led;

But a Ca­leb and a Jo­shua said

They’ll be as bread;

We are able to go up

Possess the land ahead.

When we crossed the riv­er Jor­dan

In the land we found:

Wine and oil and milk and ho­ney

Richest fruits ab­ound;

Sparkling fount­ains

and the show­ers

Come up­on the ground;

We are able

Hal­le­lujah!

Let God’s praise re­sound.

There’s no thirst­ing for old Egypt

Since we’re in this way

And we care not what the cri­tics

Or the ten spies say;

For the land abounds in plen­ty

And we’re here to stay

Won’t you come and join us

Brother

en­ter in to­day?