On Jordan's stormy banks I stand,   And cast a wishful eye   To Canaan's fair and happy land,   Where my possessions lie.       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.       O'er all those wide extended plains   Shines one eternal day;   There God the Son forever reigns,   And scatters night away.       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.       No chilling winds or poisonous breath   Can reach that healthful shore;   Sickness and sorrow, pain and death,   Are felt and feared no more.       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.       When I shall reach that happy place,   I'll be forever blessed,   For I shall see my Father's face,   And in His bosom rest.