Words: Samuel Stennet (1787) , Music: M. Durham (1835)
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
All those wide, extended plains
Shines one eternal day
There God's a son forever reigns
And scatters night away
[Chorus]
No chilling winds, no poison spread
Can reach that healthful shore
Sickness and sorrow, pain and death
Are felt and feared no more
[Chorus]
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]
Filled with delight, my rested soul
Would ever longer stay
Though Jordan's waves around me roar
There bliss alone shall weigh
"Bound for the Promised Land" è un inno religioso scritto dal pastore battista inglese Samuel Stennet nel 1787. La musica deriva da una melodia del Sud degli Stati Uniti che circolava già agli inizi del XIX secolo, forse opera di Mathilda Durham. Durante il XIX secolo il brano godette di grande popolarità fra i Metodisti americani.
