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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 724 · Words: Samuel Stennett · Tune: PROMISED LAND
On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →Written by Samuel Stennett in 1787, this hymn uses the biblical imagery of standing on the banks of the Jordan River gazing toward Canaan to express the Christian's longing for heaven. Its refrain 'I am bound for the promised land' became a beloved fixture of American revival and Southern gospel tradition.
Verse 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.
Verse 2
O’er all those wide
extended plains
shines one eternal day;
there God the Son
forever reigns,
and scatters night away.
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.
Verse 3
No chilling winds
or poisonous breath can
reach that healthful shore;
sickness and sorrow,
pain and death,
are felt and feared no more.
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.
Verse 4
When I shall reach
that happy place,
I’ll be forever blest,
for I shall see
my Father’s face,
and in his bosom rest.
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.
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