Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#464

464. On Jordan's stomy 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.

2 O the transporting, rapturous scene,
That rises to my sight!
Sweet fields arrayed in living green,
And rivers of delight!

3 O'er all those wide extended plains
Shines one eternal day;
There God, the Sun, forever reigns,
And scatters night away.

4 No chilling winds, no pois'nous breath,
Can reach that healthful shore;
Sickness and sorrow, pain and death,
Are felt and feared no more.

5 When shall I reach that happy place,
And be forever blest?
When shall I see my Father's face,
And in His bosom rest?

Text Information

• First Line: On Jordan's stomy banks I stand
• Author: Samuel Stennett (1787)
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Christian Life and Hope: The Consummation: Eternity

Tune Information

• Name: HEBER
• Composer: George Kingsley (1838)
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Key: C Major