On Jordan’s Stormy Banks
1. On Jordan's stormy banks I stand, and cast a wishful eye to
Canaan's fair and happy land, where my possessions lie.
Canaan's fair and happy land, where my possessions lie.
Chorus
I am bound for the promised land,
I am bound for the promised land;
Oh, who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the promised land.
I am bound for the promised land,
I am bound for the promised land;
Oh, who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the promised land.
2. O'er all those wide extended plains shines
One eternal day; there God the Son
Forever reigns, and scatters night away.
One eternal day; there God the Son
Forever reigns, and scatters night away.
Chorus
I am bound for the promised land,
I am bound for the promised land;
Oh, who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the promised land.
I am bound for the promised land,
I am bound for the promised land;
Oh, who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the promised land.
3. No chilling winds or poisonous breath
Can reach that healthful shore; sickness and sorrow,
Pain and death, are felt and feared no more.
Can reach that healthful shore; sickness and sorrow,
Pain and death, are felt and feared no more.
Chorus
I am bound for the promised land,
I am bound for the promised land;
Oh, who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the promised land.
I am bound for the promised land,
I am bound for the promised land;
Oh, who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the promised land.
4. When I shall reach that happy place,
I'll be forever blest, for I shall see my
Father's face, and in his bosom rest.
I'll be forever blest, for I shall see my
Father's face, and in his bosom rest.
Chorus
I am bound for the promised land,
I am bound for the promised land;
Oh, who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the promised land.
I am bound for the promised land,
I am bound for the promised land;
Oh, who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the promised land.
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