i´m just a poor wayfaring stranger
travelin´ through a world of woe
where there´s no sickness toil or danger
in that bright land to which i go
i´m goin´ there to see my mother
she said she´d meet me when i come
i´m only goin´ over jordan
i´m only goin´ over home

i know dark clouds are gonna gather ´round me
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 see my loved ones
gone on 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 rest in the old churchyard
i´ll drop this cross of self denial
then i´ll go singin´ on to god
i´m going there to see my savior
i´ll dwell with him and i´ll never roam
i´m only goin´ over jordan
i´m only goin´ over home