I Am Bound for the Promised Land
The tune to this song was written in 1835 to go with  lyrics written in 1787.
It celebrates the hopes and  dreams of those who travelled west to their promised  land. 

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

O the transporting rapt'rous scene 
That rises to my sight; 
Sweet fields arrayed in living green 
And rivers of Delight. 
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. 

​There generous fruits that never fail 
On trees immortal grow; 
There rocks and hills and brooks and vales
With milk and honey flow. 
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.