SDA Hymnal 620
On Jordan's Stormy Banks
Words: Samuel Stennett
1On Jordan's stormy banks I stand,
And cast a wishful eye
To Canaan's fair and happy land,
Where my possessions lie.
RefrainI 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.
2O'er all those wide extended plains
Shines one eternal day;
There, Christ, the Sun, forever reigns,
And scatters night away.
3When shall I reach that happy place,
And be forever blest?
When shall I see my Father's face,
And in His kingdom rest?
4Filled with delight, my raptured soul
Would here no longer stay;
Though Jordan's waves around me roll,
Fearless I'd launch away.
- Words
- Samuel Stennett
- Scripture
- Joshua 3:14-17; Revelation 21:1-4
The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 74% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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