On Jordan's Stormy Banks
On Jordan's stormy banks I stand,
On Jordan's stormy banks I stand,And cast a wishful eyeTo Canaan's fair and happy land,Where my possessions lie.
We will rest in the fair and happy land,Just across on the evergreen shore;Sing the song of Moses and the Lamb by and by,And dwell with Jesus evermore.
Lower line of the chorus (alto, tenor and bass under the soprano's «land,»; alto and bass under her «shore;»), as printed under the first and second lines of the chorus:by and by,evergreen shore;
O'er all those wide-extended plainsShines one eternal day;There Christ, the Sun, forever reigns,And scatters night away.
When shall I reach that happy place,And be forever blest?When shall I see my Father's face,And in his kingdom rest?
Filled with delight, my raptured soulWould here no longer stay;Tho' Jordan's waves around me roll,Fearless I'd launch away.