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POOR WAYFARING STRANGER Sung by: Almeda Riddle Recorded in Miller, AR 8/21/59 Click here to listen to the first part of the original recording Click here to listen to the second part of the original recording I'm a-travelling through this world of woe, But there's no sickness, toil, or danger In that sweet home to which I go. I'm 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. I know dark clouds are going to gather around me, And I know my way will be rough and steep, But beautiful fields lie just before me, Where God's redeemed their vigils keep. I'm going there to meet my loved ones, Gone on before me one by one. Oh, I'm just going over Jordan; I'm only going over home. I want to wear a crown of glory When I get home to that good land, And I want to sing redemption's story In concert with the blood-washed band. I'm going there to see my savior; I'll dwell with him and no more roam. Oh, I'm just going over Jordan; I'm only going over home. I'll soon be done with my earthly trials; My body will sleep in the old church yard. I'll drop this cross of self-denial, And I'll go a-singing home to God. I'm going there to live forever, And there I'll sing redemption's song. I'm only going over Jordan; Oh, I'm just going over home. (Mrs. Riddle: "That old book that was her grandmother's, it's somewhere in the trunk.") |
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