661. On Jordan’s Stormy Banks I Stand

1 On Jordan’s stormy banks I stand,
and cast a wishful eye
to Canaan’s fair and happy land,
where my possessions lie.

Refrain:
I’m bound for the promised land,
I’m bound for the promised land.
Oh, who will come and go with me?
I’m bound for the promised land.

2 There gen’rous fruits that never fail
on trees immortal grow.
There rocks and hills and brooks and vales
with milk and honey flow. [Refrain]

3 All o’er those wide extended plains
shines one eternal day.
There God the sun forever reigns,
and scatters night away. [Refrain]

4 Filled with delight, my raptured soul
can here no longer stay.
Though Jordan’s waves around me roll,
fearless I’d launch away. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: On Jordan’s stormy banks I stand
Title: On Jordan’s Stormy Banks I Stand
Author: Samuel Stennett
Refrain First Line: I’m bound for the promised land
Meter: CM with refrain
Publication Date: 2020
Scripture: ;
Topic: Funeral / Memorial Service; Heaven; Hope
Source: A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors, 1787
Tune Information
Name: BOUND FOR THE PROMISED LAND
Harmonizer: J. Harold Moyer (1965)
Meter: CM with refrain
Key: e minor
Source: American traditional (USA), Southern Harmony, 1835; harm. J. Harold Moyer (USA), The Mennonite Hymnal, 1965
Copyright: harm. © 1969 Faith & Life Press/Mennonite Publishing House



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