I'm Bound For The Promised Land lyrics

Song information

Artist: Johnny Cash
Album: Unearthed

Lyrics

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;
Oh who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the promised land

O'er all those wide extended plains
Shines one eternal day;
There god the son forever reigns
And scatters night away

I am bound for the promised land
I am bound for the promised land;
Oh who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the promised land

No chilling winds or poisonous breath
Can reach that healthful shore;
Sickness and sorrow, pain and death
Are felt and feared no more

I am bound for the promised land
I am bound for the promised land;
Oh who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the promised land

When I shall reach that happy place
I'll be forever blessed
For I shall see my father's face
And in his bosom rest