One really great song for your purpose is Terry Smith's Far Side of Jordan. The chorus is:

And I'll be waiting on the far side bank of Jordan
I'll be waiting drawing pictures in the sand
And when I see you coming I will rise up with a shout
And come running through the shallow waters reaching for your hand.

June Carter Cash sang a bit of this song in the film, The Apostle. It's highly singable and has a great melody.

The song was recorded by the Cox Family and Alison Krauss on their l995 Grammy-winning project, I Know Who Holds Tomorrow. Johnny and June Carter Cash cut the first version of this song in the seventies, and June also recorded it with Mother Maybelle and her sisters as part of a Carter Family album. In fact, it is the Carter Family version that is used on The Apostle soundtrack CD.

If you don't know this song, check it out. You'll love it.

      - Mark