Wayfaring Stranger
traditional arrangement by
Richard McIlveene, 9/04

I’m a poor wayfaring stranger
Traveling thru this world of woe
But there’s no sickness, toil, or danger
In that bright world to which I go

I’m going there to see my Mama     
I’m going there no more to roam
I’m only going over Jordan
I’m only going over home

I know dark clouds will gather around me
I know my way is rough and steep
Your beauteous fields lie just before me
Where God’s redeemed their vigils keep

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

-musical bridge-

I'm goin' there to see my family
Who went before me one by one
I'm only goin' over Jordan
I'm only goin' over home