African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal ‎#479

479. 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.

Refrain:
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. [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,
And be forever blest?
When shall I see my Father's face,
And in His bosom rest? [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: On Jordan's stormy banks I stand
• Title: On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand
• Author: Samuel Stennett, 1727-1795
• Refrain First Line: I am bound for the promised land
• Meter: CM with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2011
• Topic: The Christian Life: Death and Life Eternal; Ascription; Heaven; Thanksgiving

Tune Information

• Name: PROMISED LAND
• Arranger: Rigdon M. McInstosh, 1836-1899
• Meter: CM with Refrain
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Trad. American folk Melody