On Jordan's stormy banks I stand, And cast a wistful eye To Canaan's fair and happy land, Where my possessions lie.
We will rest in the fair and happy land, . . . Just across on the evergreen shore, . . . Sing the song of Moses and the Lamb, by and by, And dwell with Jesus evermore.
2. O'er all those wide extended plains Shines one eternal day ; There God the Son for ever reigns, And scatters night away.
3. When shall I reach that happy place. And be for ever blest ? When shall I see my Father's face, And in His bosom rest ?
4. Filled with delight, my raptured soul Would here no longer stay : [roll, Though Jordan's waves around me Fearless I'd launch away.