I've Got to Cross That Lonely River

1 I'm going over some glad morning,
To meet my record on that shore,
To wear a crown, my soul adorning,
Or, be cast out forevermore.

Refrain:
I've got to cross the lonely river (by and by)
I've got to cross it on a lonely day (on a lonely day)
I don't know how to guide my passage (when I die)
But I know my Lord will be there if I pray (if I pray).

2 Lord, I don't want to be a sinner (lost in sin)
I want to walk the glory way (the glory way)
I want to be pronounced a winner (I would win)
When dawns the awful judgment day (judgment day). [Refrain]

3 Tho in the wilderness I'm roaming (here I roam),
My Saviour's love will pilot me (will pilot me)
I see my home beyond the gloaming (thru the gloam),
Through its gates I want to be (I want to be).

Source: Songs of the Saints #129