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Over the River, I'm Going
Appears in 14 hymnals Refrain First Line: The angels there will welcome me Lyrics: 1 Over the river I'm going,
Beyond where the pearly gates stand;
Over the cold icy billows,
To live in a fair sunny land;
My Father has built me a mansion,
More precious than silver and gold;
Yes, over the river I'm going,
To where there are pleasures untold.
Refrain:
The angels there will welcome me
With harps and crowns of gold;
Yes! over the river I'm going,
To where there are pleasures untold.
2 Over the river I'm going,
To meet, in the land of the blest,
Loved ones, who long have been waiting,
To welcome me home to my rest;
The world with its pleasures no longer
My spirit in bondage can hold,
For over the river I'm going,
To where there are pleasures untold. [Refrain]
3 Over the river I'm going,
Oh, seek not to draw me aside;
See! the bright angels are waiting
To carry me over the tide;
My Saviour is there to receive me,
And shield me from suffering and cold,
Yes, over the river I'm going,
To where there are pleasures untold. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Over the river, I'm going]
Over the River, I'm Going
Over the River, I'm Going
Hymnal: Calvary Songs #152 (1875) Refrain First Line: The angels there will welcome me Lyrics: 1 Over the river I'm going,
Beyond where the pearly gates stand;
Over the cold icy billows,
To live in a fair sunny land;
My Father has built me a mansion,
More precious than silver and gold;
Yes, over the river I'm going,
To where there are pleasures untold.
Refrain:
The angels there will welcome me
With harps and crowns of gold;
Yes! over the river I'm going,
To where there are pleasures untold.
2 Over the river I'm going,
To meet, in the land of the blest,
Loved ones, who long have been waiting,
To welcome me home to my rest;
The world with its pleasures no longer
My spirit in bondage can hold,
For over the river I'm going,
To where there are pleasures untold. [Refrain]
3 Over the river I'm going,
Oh, seek not to draw me aside;
See! the bright angels are waiting
To carry me over the tide;
My Saviour is there to receive me,
And shield me from suffering and cold,
Yes, over the river I'm going,
To where there are pleasures untold. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Over the river, I'm going]
Over the River, I'm Going
Over the river I'm going
Hymnal: Popular Hymns, revised #193 (1885) Languages: English Tune Title: I'M GOING
Over the river I'm going
Yes, over the river I'm going
Hymnal: Heavenly Echoes #d91 (1867) First Line: Over the river, I'm going Languages: English
Yes, over the river I'm going
John M. Evans
Person Name: J. M. Evans Composer of "[Over the river, I'm going]" in Calvary Songs Evans, John M. (Hilltown, Pennsylvania, November 30, 1825--?). Baptist. Appointed superintendent of the Sunday School at Tenth Baptist Church, Philadelphia, in 1854. Under his direction, the Sunday School became the first in that city to make music a prominent feature of its activities. In 1872, he was elected President of the Baptist Sunday School Association of Philadelphia. Author of several hymns and tunes. Included in Devotional Hymn Book (Philadelphia, 1864) is the text "Amid the joyous scenes of earth" which is interesting in that the refrain is the same as the one for the Doddridge text "Oh, happy day, that fixed my choice."
--Deborah Carlton Loftis, DNAH Archives
John M. Evans
