i'm just a poor wayfaring stranger

travelin' through a world of woe

ain't no sickness, toil, nor danger

in that bright land to which i go



i'm goin' there to see my father

said he'd meet me when i come

i'm only goin' over jordan

i'm only goin' over home



i know dark clouds gonna gather 'round me

i know my way it'll be rough and steep

yet beautiful fields lie just before me

where god's redeemed did vigils keep



i'm goin' there to see my loved ones

gone before me one by one

i'm only goin' over jordan

i'm only goin' over home



i'll soon be free from earthly trials

this body rests in the orchard's yard

i'll drop this cross of self-denial

and go singing home to god



i'm goin' there to see my savior

to dwell with him no more to roam

i'm only goin' over jordan

i'm only goin' over home

i'm only goin' over home