A' dol a-mhàin thairis Iordain A' dol a-mhàin dhan dachaidh thall is for the first chorus
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Chan eil mi ach nam coigreach siubhlach Air seachran fad' an t-saoghail bhochd Is chan eil tinneas, daors' no mhighean 'Sa bhoillsgeach ait' dha bheil mi dol
I am a poor wayfaring stranger While travelling through this world of woe Yet there's no sickness, toil or danger In that bright world to which I go
Tha mi dol ann a dh'fhaicinn m' athair Tha mi dol ann gun bhi air chall A' dol a mhain thairis Iordain A' dol a mhain dhan dachaidh thall
I'm going there to see my father I'm going there no more to roam I'm only going over Jordan I'm only going over home
Bidh neulan dubh' cho dlùth gam bhualadh Is tha mo shligh' cho cas is cruaidh Tha raointean bòidheach mach air mo bheulaibh A thug an Ti dha shaor shluaigh
I know dark clouds will gather round me I know my way is rough and steep Yet beautiful fields lie just before me Where God's redeemed their vigils keep
Tha mi dol ann a dh'fhaicinn mhathair A tachradh rium, thug i an geall A' dol a-mhàin thairis Iordain A' dol a-mhàin dhan dachaidh thall
I going there to see my mother She said she'd meet me when I come I'm only going over Jordan I'm only going over home