Hymnal: The Christian Psalmist
Date: 1848
Compiler: S W Leonard and A D Fillmore
Publisher/Printer: S W Leonard
First Line: To Jordan's banks our hosts are come
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Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
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Meter: 8 and 7
Tune: Christian Pilgrims
Hymn Number: <no hymn number given>
Page Number: 274, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsTo Jordan's banks our hosts are come,
And shout to view their long sought home.
And we're passing safely over
To the other side of Jordan,
And were passing safely over
To the land of endless rest.
Ten thousand snares already past,
We see the promised land at last,
And we're passing safely over
To the other side of Jordan.
From Pharaoh's hellish hosts set free,
We safely crossed the deep Red Sea.--Chorus
O'er deserts waste and wild we strayed,
Of our ownselves and foes afraid.--Chorus
But Jesus sent us bread from heaven,
And water from the rock was given.--Chorus
At length our journey nearly o'er,
With bonding hearts we hail the shore.--Chorus
Behold those hills where pleasures grow,
Those vales where "milk and honey flow."--Chorus
There in that beauteous, wealthy land,
Bright streams "roll down their golden sand."--Chorus
There trees of life, forever green,
Along the river banks are seen.--Chorus
There "never-withering flowers" appear,
And spring and autumn rule the year.--Chorus
Those lofty hills--I look on them,
For there is New Jerusalem.--Chorus
Its burnished towers the sun outshine,
A mansion there I claim as mine.--Chorus
Its pearly gates, its golden streets,
My longing heart with rapture greets.--Chorus
The God of glory there displays
The beamings of his smiling face.--Chorus
O Zion! I have longed to be
A happy citizen of thee.--Chorus
No more to war, no more to roam,
But dwell in peace and joy at home.
And we're passing safely over
To the other side of Jordan.