EXHIBIT 32.2
                                CFO CERTIFICATION



                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                    AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
                           SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and in connection with
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of John H. Harland Company (the "Company") for
the period ended March 26, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned, Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certifies that:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)or
         15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Company.




 /s/ Charles B. Carden                        May 4, 2004
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Charles B. Carden                             Date
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer