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:
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.
2 All o'er those wide-extended plains
shines one eternal day;
there God the Son forever reigns
and scatters night away. [Chorus]
3 No chilling winds nor poisonous breath
can reach that healthful shore;
sickness and sorrow, pain and death
are felt and feared no more. [Chorus]
4 When shall I reach that happy place,
and be forever blest?
When shall I see my Father's face,
And in His bosom rest? [Chorus]
