1. On Jordan's stormy banks I stand, And cast a wishful eye, To Canaan's fair and happy land, Where my possessions lie. 1 – I Am Bound for the Promised Land Words by: Samuel Stennett Music by: Traditional, Arrangement by: R. M. McIntosh © 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™
1 – I Am Bound for the Promised Land © 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™
I am bound for the promised land, I am bound for the promised land; O who will come and go with me? I am bound for the promised land. c – I Am Bound for the Promised Land © 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™
c – I Am Bound for the Promised Land © 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™
2. Over all those wide extended plains Shines one eternal day, There God the Son forever reigns And scatters night a-way. 2 – I Am Bound for the Promised Land Words by: Samuel Stennett Music by: Traditional, Arrangement by: R. M. McIntosh © 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™
2 – I Am Bound for the Promised Land © 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™
I am bound for the promised land, I am bound for the promised land; O who will come and go with me? I am bound for the promised land. c – I Am Bound for the Promised Land © 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™
c – I Am Bound for the Promised Land © 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™
3. When shall I reach that happy place, And be for-ever blest? When shall I see the Father's face, And in His bosom rest? 3 – I Am Bound for the Promised Land Words by: Samuel Stennett Music by: Traditional, Arrangement by: R. M. McIntosh © 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™
3 – I Am Bound for the Promised Land © 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™
I am bound for the promised land, I am bound for the promised land; O who will come and go with me? I am bound for the promised land. c – I Am Bound for the Promised Land © 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™
c – I Am Bound for the Promised Land © 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™
4. Filled with delight, my raptured soul Would here no longer stay; Though Jordan's waves around me roll, Fearless I'd launch away. 4 – I Am Bound for the Promised Land Words by: Samuel Stennett Music by: Traditional, Arrangement by: R. M. McIntosh © 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™
4 – I Am Bound for the Promised Land © 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™
I am bound for the promised land, I am bound for the promised land; O who will come and go with me? I am bound for the promised land. c – I Am Bound for the Promised Land © 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™
c – I Am Bound for the Promised Land © 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™