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

Refrain:
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.

2. All o'er those wise, extended plains
Shines one eternal day;
There God the Sun forever reigns
And scatters night away. [Refrain]

3. No chilling winds, nor pois'nous breath
Can reach that healthful shore;
Sickness, and sorrow, pain, and death
Are felt and feared no more. [Refrain]

4. When shall I reach that happy place
And be forever blest?
When shall I see my Father's face
And in his bosom rest? [Refrain]