Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1815
Compiler: John Thompson et al
Publisher/Printer: Looker and Wallace
First Line: On Jordan's stormy banks I stand
Topic: Longing for Heaven
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 283
Page Number: 239, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsOn Jordan's stormy banks I stand,
And cast a wishful eye
To Canaan's fair and happy land,
Where my possessions lie.
O the transporting rapturous scene,
That rises to my sight!
Sweet fields array'd in living green,
And rivers of delight.
There gen'rous fruit, that never fails,
On trees immortal grow;
There rocks and hills and brooks and vales
With milk and honey flow.
All o'er those wide extended plains,
Shines one eternal day;
There God, the sun, forever reigns,
And scatters night away.
No chilling wind nor poisonous breath,
Can reach that healthful shore;
Sickness and sorrow, pain and death,
Are felt and fear'd no more.
When shall I reach that happy place,
And be for ever blest?
When shall I see my Saviour's face,
And in his bosom rest?
Fill'd with delight; my raptur'd soul,
Would here no longer stay;
Tho' Jordan's waves around me roll,
Fearless I'd launch away.
Yes, I'd surmount the swelling flood,
If Jesus bid me come;
While leaning on my Saviour, God,
I'd safely reach my home.