Alfred G. Karnes — I Am Bound for the Promised Land

[Verse 1] On Jordan's stormy banks I stand And cast a wishful eye To Canaan's fair and happy land Where my persuasions lie [Chorus] I'm bound for the promised land I'm bound for the promised land Oh, who will come and go with me? I'm bound for the promised land [Verse 2] All those wide, extended plains Shines one eternal day There God's a son forever reigns And scatters night away [Chorus] I'm bound for the promised land I'm bound for the promised land Oh, who will come and go with me? I'm bound for the promised land [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] No chilling winds, no poison spread Can reach that healthful shore Sickness and sorrow, pain and death Are felt and feared no more [Chorus] I'm bound for the promised land I'm bound for the promised land Oh, who will come and go with me? I'm bound for the promised land [Verse 4] When shall I reach that heavenly place And be forever blessed? When shall I see my Father's face And in His bosom rest? [Chorus] I'm bound for the promised land I'm bound for the promised land Oh, who will come and go with me? I'm bound for the promised land [Verse 5] Filled with delight, my rested soul Would ever longer stay Though Jordan's waves around me roar There bliss alone shall weigh [Chorus] I'm bound for the promised land I'm bound for the promised land Oh, who will come and go with me? I'm bound for the promised land