Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#620

620. 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.

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 O’er all those wide extended plain
Shines one eternal day;
There, Christ, the Sun, for ever reigns,
And scatters night away. [Refrain]

3 When shall I reach that happy place,
And be forever blest?
When shall I see my Father’s face,
And in His kingdom rest? [Refrain]

4 Filled with delight, my raptured soul
Would here no longer stay;
Though Jordan’s waves around me roll,
Fearless I’d launch away. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: On Jordan's stormy banks I stand, And cast a wishful eye
• Title: On Jordan's Stormy Banks
• Author: Samuel Sennett (1727-1795) (1787)
• Refrain First Line: I am bound for the promised land,
• Meter: C.M.Ref.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Christan Life: Pilgrimage

Tune Information

• Name: PROMISED LAND (American)
• Arranger: Melvin West (1930-2019) (1984)
• Meter: C.M.Ref.
• Incipit: 13334 54442 33345
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: William Walker's Southern Harmony, 1835
• Copyright: Arrangement copyright © 1984 by Melvin West.