I am a poor wayfarin' stranger
Trav'lin' through this world alone
There's no sickness, toil or danger
In that bright land to which I go
I'm goin' there to see my mother
I'm goin' there, no more to roam;
I'm only goin' over the Jordan
I'm only goin' over home
I know dark clouds will gather 'round me
I know my way is rough an' steep;
But beautiful fields lie just beyond me
Where souls redeem their vigils keep
And I'm goin' there to see my father
I'm goin' there, no more to roam;
I'm only goin' over the Jordan
I'm only goin' over home
I wanna wear that crown of glory
When I get home to that bright land;
And I wanna shout down Satan's story
In concert with the bloodwashed band
And I'm goin' there to see my brothers
They said they'd meet me when I come;
But I'm only goin' over the Jordan
I'm only goin' over home