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 roar   I'm only goin' over jordan   I'm only goin' over home   I'm only goin' over home