There are several YouTube videos of "I'm Bound for the Promised Land". I believe that the lyrics for this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROn40HsMhGI "The 2007 Generation of Youth for Christ (GYC) Mens Chorus" are the same as those given in the comment posted by ndlxs - PM Date: 27 Oct 08 - 06:52 PM. However, that rendition end with the words: I'm bound for the promised land (2x) Who will come and go with me I'm bound for the promised land && The rendition I prefer is this one: The Sallie Martin Singers: I'm Bound For The Promised Land http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTqO67zdQmI&feature=related On Jordan's stormy banks I stand And cast a wishful eye To Canaan's fair and happy land Where my possessions lie When shall I reach that happy place and be forever blessed When shall I see my Father's face And in His bosom rest. I'm bound for the promised land (2x) tell me who will come and go with me I'm bound for the promised land -snip- It's remarkable how basically the same song can be sung so differently. In the first video whose link is given, that song is sung like an anthmn. In the second video whose link is given, that song is song in an African American Gospel style. Also, here's the lyrics to that song as sung by Johnny Cash http://www.lyricsdepot.com/johnny-cash/im-bound-for-the-promised-land.html I'm Bound For The Promised Land Lyrics Artist: Johnny Cash (Buy Johnny Cash CDs) 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. -snip- One more note,Q. Regarding your comment on 27 Oct 08 - 09:30 PM Lyr. Add: I AM BOUND FOR THE PROMISED LAND Bascomb Lamar Lunsford, 1921 Am I a soldier of the Cross- A follower of the lamb? And shall I fear to own His cause Or blush to speak His name? I'm sure that you're aware that that verse is from Isaac Watts song Am I A Soldier Of The Cross. http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/a/m/amiasold.htm Am I a Soldier of the Cross Text: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Music: Thomas A. Arne; arr. by Ralph Harrison Tune: ARLINGTON, Meter: CM -snip- That verse is also found in Issac Watt's song "When The Battle's Over" http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/h/e/whenbatt.htm When the battle's over Words: Isaac Watts, appended to his Sermons, published 1721-4. This version adds a refrain to Watt's original hymn, Am I a Soldier of the Cross.... Refrain And when the battle's over We shall wear a crown! Yes, we shall wear a crown! Yes, we shall wear a crown! And when the battle's over We shall wear a crown In the new Jerusalem Wear a crown (wear a crown) Wear a crown (wear a crown) Wear a bright and shining crown; And when the battle's over We shall wear a crown In the new Jerusalem.
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