On Jordan's Stormy Banks

1On Jordan's stormy banks I stand,
And cast a wishful eye To Canaan's fair and happy land,
Where my possessions lie.

RefrainWe will rest in the fair and happy land,
Just across on the evergreen shore;
Sing the song of Moses and the Lamb by and by,
And dwell with Jesus evermore.

2O'er all those wideextended plains Shines one eternal day;
There Christ, the Sun, forever reigns,
And scatters night away.

3When shall I reach that happy place,
And be forever blest?
When shall I see my Father's face,
And in His kingdom rest?

4Filled with delight, my raptured soul Would here no longer stay;
Though Jordan's waves around me roll,
Fearless I'd launch away.