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

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

2

There generous fruits that never fail
On trees immortal grow;
There rocks and hills and brooks and vales
With milk and honey flow.

CHORUS : I am bound, etc.

3

O, the transporting rapt'rous scene
That rises to my sight,
Sweet fields arrayed in living green
And rivers of delight.

CHORUS : I am bound, etc.

4

No chilling winds nor poisonous breath
Can reach that healthful shore;
Sickness and sorrow, pain and death
Are felt and feared no more.

CHORUS : I am bound, etc.

5

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

CHORUS : I am bound, etc.

6

When shall I reach that happy place,
And be forever blest?
When shall I see my Father's face,
And in his bosom rest?

CHORUS : I am bound, etc.
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