CHRISTIAN LIFE >> PILGRIMAGE
SDAH 620
On Jordan’s stormy banks I stand,
And cast a wishful eye
To Canaan’s fair and happy land,
Where my possessions lie.
Text
1
On 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,
I am bound for the promised land;
O who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the promised land.
2
O’er all those wide extended plain
Shines one eternal day;
There, Christ, the Sun, for ever reigns,
And scatters night away.
I am bound for the promised land,
I am bound for the promised land;
O who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the promised land.
3
When shall I reach that happy place,
And be forever blest?
When shall I see my Father’s face,
And in His kingdom rest?
I am bound for the promised land,
I am bound for the promised land;
O who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the promised land.
4
Filled with delight, my raptured soul
Would here no longer stay;
Though Jordan’s waves around me roll,
Fearless I’d launch away.
I am bound for the promised land,
I am bound for the promised land;
O who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the promised land.
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(a) Jos 3:15 (b) Rev 21:22 (c) Rev 22:4 (r) Rev 15:3
Author
Samuel Stennett (1727-1795)
Year Published
1787
Copyright
Arrangement copyright 1984 by Melvin West
Hymn Tune
PROMISED LAND
Metrical Number
C.M.Ref.
Tune Source
William Walker’s Southern Harmony, 1835
Arranged
Melvin West, 1984 (1930-)
Theme
PILGRIMAGE
Hymn Score
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