[Verse 1]
I am a poor, wayfaring stranger
I'm traveling through this world of woe
Yet there's no sickness, no toil, no danger
In that bright world to which I go

[Chorus]
I'm going there to see my father
I'm going there, no more to roam
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only going over home

[Verse 2]
I know dark clouds gather 'round me
I know my way is rough and steep
Yet golden fields lie just before me
Where souls redeemed shall ever sleep

[Chorus]
I'm going there to see my father
I'm going there, no more to roam
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only going over home

[Verse 3]
I want to wear a crown of glory
When I get home to that good land
I want to shout down Satan's story
In concert with the blood-washed band
[Chorus]
I'm going there to see my father
He said he'd meet me when I come home
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only going over home

I'm going there to see my father
He said he'd meet me when I come home
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only going over home

[Outro]
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only going over home
I'm only going over home