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