Author: Unknown Hymnal: Timeless Truths #250 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.9.8 First Line: I am just a lonesome trav'ler Refrain First Line: Oh, when the saints go marching in Lyrics: 1 I am just a lonesome trav’ler,
Through this big, wide world of sin;
Want to join that grand procession,
When the saints go marching in.
Refrain:
Oh, when the saints go marching in,
Oh, when the saints go marching in;
Lord, I want to be in that number,
When the saints go marching in.
2 All my folks have gone before me,
All my friends and all my kin;
But I’ll meet with them up yonder,
When the saints go marching in. [Refrain]
3 Come and join me in my journey,
’Cause it’s time that we begin;
And we’ll be there for that judgment,
When the saints go marching in. [Refrain] Topics: Anticipation Scripture: Revelation 22:14 Tune Title: [I am just a lonesome trav'ler]
When the Saints Go Marching In