On Jordan's stormy banks I stand
And cast a wishful eye
To Canaan's fair and happy land
Where my possessions lie
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
Sweet fields, arrayed in living green
And rivers of delight
O'er all those wideextended plains
Shines one eternal day
There God, the Sum for ever reigns
And scatters night away
There God, the Sum for ever reigns
And scatters night away
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When shall I reach that happy place
And be for ever blest?
When shall I see my Father's face
And in His bosom rest?
When shall I see my Father'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
Tho' Jordan's waves around me roll
Fearless I'd launch away
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