GOING OVER JORDAN (Wayfaring Stranger)
8s & 9s

1. I am a pilgrim and a stranger,
While wandering through this world of woe;
But there's no sickness, death, nor sorrow,
In that bright world to which I go.

CHORUS:
I'm going there to see my father,
I'm going there to see my Lord;
I'm just a going over Jordan,
I'm just a going over home.

2. I feel my sins are all forgiven,
I feel I'm on my journey home;
I'm going away to that sweet heaven,
Where Jesus smiles and bids me come.

CHORUS:
I'm going there to see my mother, &c.

3. I'm going away to life's bright river,
I'm going there to see my Lord;
I'm going there to live forever,
According to his precious word.

CHORUS:
I'm going there to see my brethren, &c.

4. I'm going to a world of pleasure,
That's far beyond this world of strife;
For there's my heart and there's my treasure,
And there's the blooming tree of life.

CHORUS:
I'm going there to see my sisters, &c.

5. I'm going there to rest forever,
From all my labors and my toils;
Where kindred spirits ne'er shall sever,
In that eternal world of joy.

CHORUS:
I'm going there to see my children, &c.

From: Beaver, John., The Christian Songster, Dayton, Ohio: Printing establishment of the United Brethren in Christ, 1858. Text only, no. 23, p. 34. Reproduced in: Garst, John F., "Poor Wayfaring Stranger--Early Publications." The Hymn, v. 31, no.2 (1980): p.97-101. @religion @hymn @spiritual