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Wayfaring Stranger

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I am a poor wayfaring stranger
a-traveling through this world below
but there's no sickness, toil, or danger
in that bright land to which I go
I'm going there to see my father
I'm going there no more to roam
I'm just a-going over jordan
I'm just a-going over home

I am a poor wayfaring stranger
a-traveling through this world below
but there's no sickness, toil, or danger
in that bright land to which I go
I'm going there to see my mother
she said she'd meet me when I come
I'm just a-going over jordan
I'm just a-going over home
I'm just a-going over home
I'm just a-going over home

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delial On Mar 07, 2006

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2006-03-07 07:44:34

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by megbap

20y ago

This has a real hymn quality to it, without seeming overbearingly Christian. I feel tired with her when she sings it, like neither of us will ever really get to Jordan, but we're going anyway.

Good good song.

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Cover art for Wayfaring Stranger lyrics by Neko Case

by aubreymcfate

19y ago

Other versions of this song include more references to God and the afterlife. However, this song is lovely because it does allow the singer to explore a more secular path with its message.

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