Lyrics
I'm just a poor
I am a person of humble means
Wayfaring stranger
I am a traveler with no fixed abode
Traveling through
Journeying through
This world below
This earthly existence
There is no sickness
There is no illness
Toil or danger
Hard work or peril
In this bright land
In this radiant land
To which I go
To which I am headed
I'm goin' there
I am journeying to
To see my father
Reunite with my father
He said he'd meet
He promised to greet
Me when I go
Me upon my arrival
I'm just going
I am simply crossing
Over Jordan
The river Jordan
I'm just goin'
Heading towards
Over home
My eternal home
I know dark clouds
I acknowledge that difficulties
Will gather round' me
Will surround me
I know my way
Recognizing that my path
Is hard and steep
Is challenging and steep
But golden fields
Yet, there are heavenly fields
Arise before me
Stretching out before me
Where gods redeem
Where deities grant
Their vigils keep
Vigilant protection
I'm going there
I am traveling to
To see my mother
Reunite with my mother
She said she'd meet me
She assured to welcome me
When I go
Upon my departure from this life
I'm just going
I am merely passing
Over Jordan
Across the river Jordan
I'm just going
Heading towards
Over home
My everlasting home
I'm just going
I am simply journeying
Over home
Towards my eternal abode
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