| 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 |
I am bound for the promised land, Oh, who will come and go with me, I am bound for the promised land. |
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| 2 |
O, the transporting, rapt'rous scene That rises to my sight! Sweet fields arrayed in living green, And rivers of delight. (Chorus) |
On Jordan's stormy banks I stand,, Stanza 2 |
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| 3 |
Filled with delight, my raptured soul Would here no longer stay! Though Jordan's waves around me roll, Fearless I'd launch away. (Chorus) |
On Jordan's stormy banks I stand,, Stanza 7 |