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Jordan's Shore

Southern Harmony no. 318

First Line:	On Jordan's stormy banks I stand
Composer:	J. T. White
Source:	Psalmist, Hymn 1173
Meter:	C.M.
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1. On Jordan's stormy banks I stand,
   And cast a wishful eye
   To Canaan's fair and happy land,
   Where my possessions lie

2. O the transporting, rapturous scene,
   That rises to my sight;
   Sweet fields arrayed in living green,
   And rivers of delight!

3. O'er all those wide extended plains
   Shines one eternal day;
   There God the Son forever reigns,
   And scatters night away.

4. No chilling winds,nor poisonous breath,
   Can reach that healthful shore;
   Sickness and sorrow, pain and death,
   Are felt and feared no more.

5. When shall I reach that happy place,
   And be forever blest?
   When shall I see my Father's face,
   And in his bosom rest?

6. Filled with delight, my raptured soul
   Would here no longer stay:
   Though Jordan's waves around me roll,
   I'd fearless launch away.

Repeat after each line:

   On the other side of Jordan, Hallelujah!
 

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