I
LIKE THE CHILDREN LED FROM EGYPT LAND,
I WALKED DOWN THROUGH THE DESERT'S BURNING SAND
AND I FOLLOWED AS HE LED THROUGH BARREN LAND.
AND I KNOW I'VE JUST GOT ONE BIG RIVER TO CROSS.
II
ONE BY ONE OUR LOVED ONES HAVE GONE,
THEY'RE NOW SINGING IN THAT HEAVENLY HOME.
AND LIKE THEM I MUST SOON BE MARCHING ON.
AND I KNOW I'VE JUST GOT ONE BIG RIVER TO CROSS.
CHORUS
I CAN ALMOST HEAR THEM SINGING ON THE OTHER SHORE.
I CAN ALMOST HEAR OLD JORDAN'S FEARFUL ROAR.
AND I KNOW I'VE JUST GOT ONE BIG RIVER TO CROSS.