Truth (Perth, W.A.), Oct. 20, 1906:

ON THE OLD WIND JAMMERS (by a Glasgow Captain)...Another famous capstan chanty, originally a cotton-rolling song, was "Roll, Jordan, Roll." While lying of Liberty Island on [sic] the Hudson River, I watched an American ship getting under weigh, and the crew (all colored gent.'s) were singing "Roll, Jordan, Roll." It sounded grand in the quiet night. First came the chantyman's verse --

    Hard down the helm, stand by the spanker,
      Topsail halliards lower;
    De ship come down, let go de big anchor,
      And de sailors come ashore.

Then followed the thick voices...in a bellowing roar:

    Roll, Jordan, roll; roll, Jordan, roll;
      We're all bound away
      To heaven some day
    To see the Jordan roll."

The "chantyman's verse" would be tough to squeeze into either tune of the spiritual that I'm aware of; presumably the melody was different. ("Rolling Home" would be a good fit.) The chorus, however, is close to the "standard."