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

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We will rest in the fair and hap­py land,
Just across on the ev­er­green shore,
Sing the song of Moses and the Lamb,
And dwell with Je­sus ev­er­more.

Over all those wide ex­tend­ed plains
Shines one eter­nal day;
There God the Son for­ev­er reigns,
And scat­ters night away.

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

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Filled with de­light, my rap­tured soul
Would here no long­er stay;
Tho’ Jor­dan’s waves around me roll,
Fearless I’d launch away.

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