The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship ‎#242

242. On Jordan's Stormy Banks

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:
We will rest in the fair and happy land,
Just across on the evergreen shore,
Sing the song of Moses and the Lamb, by and by,
And dwell with Jesus evermore.

2 O'er all those wide-extended plains
Shines one eternal day;
There God the Son forever reigns,
And scatters night away. [Chorus]

3 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]

4 Fill'd with delight my raptur'd soul
Would here no longer stay;
Tho' Jordan's waves around me roll,
Fearless I'd launch away. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: On Jordan's stormy banks I stand
• Title: On Jordan's Stormy Banks
• Author: Rev. Samuel Stennett
• Refrain First Line: We will rest in the fair and happy land
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1938

Tune Information

• Name: [On Jordan's stormy banks I stand]
• Composer: T. C. O'Kane, by per.
• Key: G Major or modal