On Jordan's stormy banks I stand

Authors

Samuel Stennett

Year

1787

Example Text

On Jordan's stormy banks I stand...

Popularity

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Scripture References

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• Genesis 17:8
• Exodus 6:4
• Numbers 14:8; 33:51
• Deuteronomy 3:25; 4:22; 11:31; 12:9; 32:48-52; 34:1-5
• Joshua 1:2-4; 1:11-15; 3:7-17; 23:5
• Isaiah 25:8; 33:17; 51:11
• John 9:5
• 1 Corinthians 13:12
• 2 Corinthians 5:8
• Hebrews 4:9-11; 11:13; 11:16
• 1 John 2:25; 3:1-3
• Revelation 11:15; 14:13; 21; 22:1-5

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. 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 O'er all those wide extended plains shines one eternal day; there God the Son forever reigns, and scatters night away. [Refrain] 3 No chilling winds or poisonous breath can reach that healthful shore; sickness and sorrow, pain and death, are felt and feared no more. [Refrain] 4 When I shall reach that happy place, I'll be forever blest, for I shall see my Father's face, and in his bosom rest. [Refrain] United Methodist Hymnal, 1989

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