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Christ in Song 724

On Jordan's Stormy Banks

Words: S. StennettMusic: Arr. by J. P. Holbrook

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1On Jor-dan's stor-my banks I stand, And cast a wish-ful eye
To Ca-naan's fair and hap-py land, Where my pos-ses-sions lie;
I will with-draw my ran-somed soul Want from a sin-ful stay.

RefrainWhen shall I reach that hap-py place, And be for-ev-er blest?
When shall I see my Fa-ther's face, And in His bos-om rest?

2O the trans-port-ing rap-turous scene That ris-es to my sight!
Sweet fields ar-rayed in liv-ing green, And riv-ers of de-light!
O when shall I reach that hap-py place, And be for-ev-er blest?

3There gen-erous fruits that nev-er fail On trees im-mor-tal grow;
There rocks and hills and brooks and vales With milk and hon-ey flow.
When shall I reach that hap-py place, And be for-ev-er blest?

4All o'er those wide ex-tend-ed plains Shines one e-ter-nal day;
There God the Son for-ev-er reigns, And scat-ters night a-way.
When shall I reach that hap-py place, And be for-ev-er blest?

Copyright 1900 by F. E. Belden

The verse

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Verse 1

On Jor-dan's stor-my banks I stand, And cast a wish-ful eye˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A
To Ca-naan's fair and hap-py land, Where my pos-ses-sions lie;˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/14A
I will with-draw my ran-somed soul Want from a sin-ful stay.˘˘˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/14B

Verse 2

O the trans-port-ing rap-turous scene That ris-es to my sight!˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/15A
Sweet fields ar-rayed in liv-ing green, And riv-ers of de-light!//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/14A
O when shall I reach that hap-py place, And be for-ev-er blest?˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/15B

Verse 3

There gen-erous fruits that nev-er fail On trees im-mor-tal grow;//˘˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/15A
There rocks and hills and brooks and vales With milk and hon-ey flow.//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A
When shall I reach that hap-py place, And be for-ev-er blest?/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/14B

Verse 4

All o'er those wide ex-tend-ed plains Shines one e-ter-nal day;//˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/14A
There God the Son for-ev-er reigns, And scat-ters night a-way.//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A
When shall I reach that hap-py place, And be for-ev-er blest?/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/14B

Refrain

When shall I reach that hap-py place, And be for-ev-er blest?/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/14A
When shall I see my Fa-ther's face, And in His bos-om rest?/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/14A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.