Verse
A#m
I'm Just a poor wayfaring stranger
D#m A#m
traveling through this world of woe;
A#m
But there's no pain toil or danger
D#m Fm A#m
In that fair land where I will go;
F# C#
I'm going there to see my father
F# Fm F
I'm going there no more to roam;
A#m
I am going over Jordan
D#m Fm A#m
I'm going home I'm going home.
[Verse 2]
A#m
I know dark clouds will gather round me
D#m A#m
I know my way is dark and steep;
A#m
But there's a green field over yonder
D#m Fm A#m
where Gods redeemed their virgils keep;
F# C#
I'm going home to see my mother
F# Fm F
she said she'd meet me when I come;
A#m
I am going over Jordan
D#m Fm A#m
I'm going home I'm going home.
[Verse 3]
A#m
I'll soon be free of every trial
D#m A#m
this form shall rest beneath the sod;
A#m
I'll drop the cross of self denial
D#m Fm A#m
and enter in that home with God;
F# C#
I'm going there to see my savior
F# Fm F
I'm going home no more to roam;
A#m
I am going over Jordan
D#m Fm A#m
I'm going home I'm going home.
D#m Fm A#m
I'm going home ...... I'm goin home.