Chrous

I am bound for the promised land, I am bound for the promised land; Oh, who will come and go with me? I am bound for the promised land.

Verse 1

On Jordan's stormy banks I stand, And cast a wishful eye To Canaan's fair and happy land, Where my possessions lie.

Verse 2

All o'er all those wide, extended plains Shines one eternal day; There God the Son forever reigns, And scatters night away.

Verse 3

No chilling winds or poisonous breath Can reach that healthful shore; Sickness and sorrow, pain and death, Are felt and feared no more.

Verse 4

When I shall reach that happy place, I'll be forever blest, For I shall see my Father's face, And in His bosom rest.

Verse 5

Filled with delight my raptured soul Would here no longer stay; Though Jordan's waves around me roll, Fearless, I'd launch away.