Millennial Harp 33
Jordan's Stormy Banks
1On Jordan's stormy banks I stand, And
2There gen'rous fruits that never fail, On
3cast a wishful eye. To Canaan's fair and happy land,
4trees im-mor-tal grow; There rocks and hills and brooks and vale,
5Where my possessions lie. O, the transporting,
6With milk and honey flow. All o'er those wide ex-
The verse
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Verse 1
On Jordan's stormy banks I stand, And˘/˘/˘/˘/˘9A
Verse 2
There gen'rous fruits that never fail, On/??/˘/˘/˘9A
Verse 3
cast a wishful eye. To Canaan's fair and happy land,/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/13A
Verse 4
trees im-mor-tal grow; There rocks and hills and brooks and vale,///˘///˘/˘/˘/13A
Verse 5
Where my possessions lie. O, the transporting,/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘11A
Verse 6
With milk and honey flow. All o'er those wide ex-˘/˘/˘///˘//11A
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.