Gospel Ship (IV), The

DESCRIPTION: "The gospel ship has long been sailing, Bound for Canaan's peaceful shore... Come, and welcome, rich and poor." "Glory, glory hallelujah, All the sailors loudly cry." It is a noble vessel that has carried thousands. Sinners, be converted
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1846 (Revival Hymns, according to hymnary.org)
KEYWORDS: religious ship
FOUND IN:
Roud #46733
RECORDINGS:
Benya Stewart, "Gospel Ship" (Piotr-Archive #1490, recorded 08/12/2025)
NOTES [53 words]: This is so close to "The Gospel Ship (I)" that I seriously considered lumping them. But they go in somewhat different directions, so I very tentatively split them.
Benya Stewart's version is a lined-out version, but given that there are many British broadside versions, I don't think this is particularly common. - RBW
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File: DPio1490

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