On Jordan's Stormy Banks

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On Jordan's stormy banks I stand,
And

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

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There gen'rous fruits that never fail, On

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Verse 3

cast a wishful eye. To Canaan's fair and happy land,

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Verse 4

trees im-mor-tal grow; There rocks and hills and brooks and vale,

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Where my possessions lie. O, the transporting,

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Verse 6

With milk and honey flow. All
o'er those wide ex-

Verse 2

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

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Verse 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?

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Verse 4

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

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Refrain

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.