Author: Rev. Samuel Stennett Hymnal: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #1360 (1886) Lyrics: 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] Topics: Bible Songs Reward of Saints Scripture: Hebrews 11:13 Tune Title: ON JORDAN'S STORMY BANKS
On Jordan's stormy banks I stand