I'm bound For the Promised Land · letra

Verse 1

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

Chorus

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

Verse 2

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

Chorus

Verse 3

No chilling winds or poisonous breath Can reach that healthful shore Sickness and sorrow, pain and death Are felt and feared no more

Chorus

Outro

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