Text: | On River Jordan's Banks I Stand |
Author: | Samuel Stennett |
Tune: | PROMISED LAND |
Arranger: | Rigdon M. McIntosh |
1 On River Jordan's banks I stand,
and cast a wishful eye
Upon the fair and happy land
where my possessions lie.
Refrain:
I am bound for the 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 There generous 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 When shall I reach that happy place,
and be forever blessed?
When shall I see my Maker's face,
when in God's bosom rest? [Refrain]
5 Filled with delight, my raptured soul
can here no longer stay.
Though Jordan's waves around me roll,
fearless I'll sail away. [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | On River Jordan's banks I stand |
Title: | On River Jordan's Banks I Stand |
Author: | Samuel Stennett (1787, alt.) |
Refrain First Line: | I am bound for the promised land |
Meter: | C.M. with refrain |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1995 |
Topic: | Comfort and Assurance; Eternal Life; God: Realm of(1 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | PROMISED LAND |
Arranger: | Rigdon M. McIntosh (1875) |
Meter: | C.M. with refrain |
Key: | E♭ Major |
Source: | Southern Harmony, 1835, alt. |
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Audio recording: | Piano Harmony (auto-generated) |