342. The Promised Land

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. All o'er those wise, extended plains
Shines one eternal day;
There God the Sun forever reigns
And scatters night away. [Refrain]

3. No chilling winds, nor pois'nous breath
Can reach that healthful shore;
Sickness, and sorrow, pain, and death
Are felt and feared no more. [Refrain]

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? [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: On Jordan's stormy banks I stand
Title: The Promised Land
Author: Samuel Stennett (1787)
Meter: 8.6.8.6 with refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 2024
Scripture:
Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 26
Notes: Text by Baptist pastor Samuel Stennett, from John Rippon’s Selection of Hymns (1787).
Tune Information
Name: PROMISED LAND
Composer: Matilda T. Durham (1835)
Arranger: Rigdon M. McIntosh (1874)
Meter: 8.6.8.6 with refrain
Incipit: 12333 45444 32
Key: F Major or modal
Notes: Tune PROMISED LAND by Matilda T. Durham, from Southern Harmony (1835), alt. and arr. by Rigdon M. McIntosh in A Collection of Hymns and Tunes for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship (1874)



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