Verse 1
On JorCdan's stormy baFnks I stCand,
And cast a wishful eGye,
Toward CanCaan's fair and happy land,
Where my possesGsions liCe
Chorus
I am boCund for the promised laGnd,
I am boCund for the promised laGnd;
O wCho will come and go with me?
I am boGund for the promised laCnd
O'eCr all those wide extenGded plaCins
Shines one eternal daGy;
There GCod the Son forever reigns,
And scatters nigGht awCay
Chorus
I am boCund for the promised laGnd,
I am boCund for the promised laGnd;
O wCho will come and go with me?
I am boGund for the promised laCnd
No chillCing winds, nor pois'nous breath,
Can reach that healthful shoGre;
SicknCess and sorrow, pain and death,
Are feared and feGlt no mCore
Chorus
I am boCund for the promised laGnd,
I am boCund for the promised laGnd;
O wCho will come and go with me?
I am boGund for the promised laCnd
When shaCll I reach that hapGpy plaCce,
And be forever bleGst!
When shaCll I see my Father's face,
And in His bosGom reCst?
Chorus
I am boCund for the promised laGnd,
I am boCund for the promised laGnd;
O wCho will come and go with me?
I am boGund for the promised laCnd