I
JUST BEYOND THE RIVER, IN THE SWEET FOREVER,
IS A HAPPY LAND OF BRIGHT SUNSHINE.
SORROWS NEVER MORE WILL COME, JOYBELLS EVER CHIME.
SOME HAPPY GLAD TOMORROW, FREE FROM SIN AND SORROW
I WILL LEAVE THIS SINFUL WORLD BEHIND
I'LL CROSS THE GREAT DIVINE TO THAT HOME OF MINE.
II
I AM FINDING PLEASURE GIVEN WITHOUT MEASURE,
AS I'M WALKING BY THE MASTER'S SIDE.
HE KEEPS ME SO GLAD AND FREE, AS I JOURNEY ON.
SO I WILL KEEP ON SINGING, EVER TO HIM CLINGING.
TILL I CROSS BEYOND, THE ROLLING TIDE.
TO THAT CITY BUILT BY LOVE, WHERE THE SAINTS HAVE GONE.
CHORUS
I'LL GO ------ OVER JORDAN SOME DAY,
I SHALL GO
SEEMS I HEAR THEM CALLING TONES OF LOVE ARE FALLING.
FROM THE LAND BEYOND THE TIDE WHERE MY LOVED ONES WAIT
I'LL WALK ------ EVER IN THE BRIGHT WAY
I SHALL WALK
SINCE THE LIGHT IS SHINING I HAVE CEASED REPINING,
ALL MY SINFUL DAYS ARE GONE, SOON I'LL REACH THE GATE.