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42. Where the Jordan Flows

1 Just beyond the River Jordan there’s a land so bright and fair,
Where the wicked cannot enter, for the Lord is master there;
Not a breath of woe or sorrow thro’ that golden city blows;
For there’s naught but joy and gladness where the Jordan flows.

Refrain:
Just beyond the Jordan River, in that land of sweet repose,
There is light and life forever, where the Jordan flows;
Just beyond the Jordan River, in that land of sweet repose,
There is light and life forever, where the Jordan flows.

2 I can see the lov’d ones waiting with the ransomed on the shore;
I can hear them sing the praises of the Lord forevermore;
Ev’ry face is bright and joyful, as the heav’nly sunlight glows;
And I know my place is waiting, where the Jordan flows. [Refrain]

3 Weary sinners, raise your voices, let your glad hosanna’s ring,
Turn your eyes, with love-light beaming, to the palace of the King,
Where He’s made us many mansions, far away from earthly foes,
In that land of life eternal, where the Jordan flows. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Just beyond the River Jordan there’s a land so bright and fair
Title: Where the Jordan Flows
Author: Richard Henry Buck
Refrain First Line: Just beyond the Jordan River, in that land of sweet repose
Language: English
Publication Date: 1902
Topic: Death; Evangelistic; Heaven (2 more...)
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Just beyond the River Jordan there’s a land so bright and fair]
Composer: Adam Geibel
Notes: Public Domain.



Media
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