| Stanza | Poetry Source by First Line | |||
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| 1 |
On Jordan's stormy banks I stand, And cast a wishful eye, To Canaan's fair and happy land, Where my possessions lie. (Chorus) |
On Jordan's stormy banks I stand,, Stanza 1 |
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| Chorus |
Oh, the transporting, rapt'rous scene, That rises to my sight, Sweet fields arrayed in living green, And rivers of delight. |
On Jordan's stormy banks I stand,, Stanza 2 |
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| 2 |
O'er all those wide extended plains, Shines one eternal day; There God the Son forever reigns, And scatters night away. (Chorus) |
On Jordan;s stormy banks I stand,, Stanza 4 |
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| 3 |
No chilling winds, or pois[nous breath, Can reach that healthful shore; Sickness and sorrow, pain and death, Are felt and feared no more. (Chorus) |
On Jordan's stormy banks I stand,, Stanza 5 |