One a-these mornings   Soon one morning   I'm gonna lay down my cross   Get me a crown   Soon one evening   Late in the evening   Late in the evening   I'm going home to live on high      Soon as my feet strike Zion   Lay down my heavy burdens   Put on my robe in Glory   Goin' home, one day, and tell my story   I been climbing over hills and mountains   Gonna drink from the Christian fountain   You know, all a-God's sons and daughters, that morning   Will be drinking that ol' healing water   And we gonna live on forever   We gonna live on forever   We gonna live on, up in Glory after while      I'm goin out sight-seeing in Buelah   March all around God's alter   Gonna walk and never get tired   Gonna fly, Lord, and never faulter   I'm gonna move up a little higher   Gonna meet ol' man Daniel   I'm gonna move up a little higher   Gonna meet the Hebrew Children   I'm gonna move up a little higher   Gonna meet Paul and Silas   I'm gonna move on up a little higher   Gonna meet my friends and kindred   I'm gonna move on up a little higher   Gonna meet my loving mother   I'm gonna move on up a little higher   Gonna meet that Lily of the Valley   I'm gonna feast with the Rose of Sharon   It will be always howdy howdy   It will be always howdy howdy   It will be always howdy howdy   And never goodbye      Oh, will you be there early one morning   Will you be there, somewhere 'round God's alter   Will you be there, oh, when the angels shall call God's roll   God knows I'll be waiting, hmmm   Yes, I'll be watching somewhere 'round God's alter   Well, I'll be waiting, oh, at the beautiful, yes, golden gates      Well, well, soon as my feet strike Zion   Gonna lay down my heavy burdens   Gonna put on my robe in Glory   I'm going home, one day, tell my story   I been climbing over hills and mountains   I'm gonna drink from the Christian fountain   You know all God, God's sons and daughters that mornin'   Will drink that ol' healing water      Meet me there, early one morning   Meet me there, somewhere 'round the alter   Meet me there, oh, when the angels shall call God's roll