Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1829
Compiler: B W Stone and T Adams
Publisher/Printer: N L Finnell
First Line: On Jordan's stormy bank I stand
Topic: View of Heaven
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 301
Page Number: 326, 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 rapt'rous scene,
That rises to my sight!
Sweet fields array'd in living green,
And rivers of delight.
There gen'rous fruits, that never fail,
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 forever 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 pass thro' the swelling flood,
If Jesus bed me come;
While leaning on my Saviour's breast,
I'd safely reach my home.