On Jordan's Stormy Banks

Words:
Samuel Stennett
Music:
Arranged by R. M. McIntosh

Sheet music

  1. 1On Jordan’s stormy banks I stand,And cast a wishful eye,To Canaan’s fair and happy land,Where my possessions lie.I am bound for the promised land, (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. 2O’er all those wide extended plainsShines one eternal day,There God the Son forever reignsAnd scatters night away.I am bound for the promised land, (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. 3When shall I reach that happy place,And be forever blest?When shall I see the Father’s face,And in His bosom rest?I am bound for the promised land, (promised land,)I am bound for the promised land;Oh, who will come and go with me?I am bound for the promised land.

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1787, the words are in 1,641 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

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