Hymnal: A Selection of Christian Hymns
Date: 1818
Compiler: Rice Haggard
Publisher/Printer: John Norvell
First Line: On Jordan's stormy banks I stand
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Hymn Number: 339
Page Number: 325, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsOn Jordan's stormy banks I stand,
And cast a wistful eye
To Canaan's fair and happy land,
Where my possessions lie.
O the transporting, rapturous scene,
That rises to my sight!
Sweet fields arrayed in living green,
And rivers of delight.
There generous 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 winds nor poisonous breath,
Can reach the healthful shore;
Sickness and sorrow, pain and death,
Are felt and feared 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?
Filled with delight, my raptured 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.