The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#1360

1360. On Jordan's stormy banks I stand

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

Chorus:
We 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.

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

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? [Chorus]

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

Text Information

• First Line: On Jordan's stormy banks I stand
• Author: Rev. Samuel Stennett
• Publication Date: 1886
• Scripture:
  Hebrews 11:13
• Topic: Bible Songs: Reward of Saints

Tune Information

• Name: ON JORDAN'S STORMY BANKS
• Composer: T. C. O'Kane
• Key: G Major or modal