Poor Wayfaring Stranger Lyrics - The House Carpenter's Daughter - Natalie Merchant

I am a poor wayfaring stranger 

Traveling through this world of woe 

But theres no sickness, toil or danger 

In that bright land to which I go 

Well, Im going there to meet my mother 

Said, "Shed meet me when I come" 

Im only going over Jordan 

Im only going over home 

I know, dark clouds will gather round me 

I know, my way will be rough and steep 

But beautiful fields lie just before me 

Where Gods redeemed their vigils keep 

Well, Im going there to meet my loved ones 

Gone on before me, one by one 

Im only going over Jordan 

Im only going over home 

Ill soon be free of earthy trials 

My body rest in the old church yard 

Ill drop this cross of self-denial 

And Ill go singing home to God 

Well, Im going there to meet my Savior 

Dwell with Him and never roam 

Im only going over Jordan 

Im only going over home