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.
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.