Over the ri­ver they call me,
Friends that are dear to my heart;
Soon shall I meet them in glo­ry,
Never, no ne­ver to part.

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Over the river to Ed­en,
Home to their dwell­ing so fair,
Angels will carry me safe­ly.
Jesus will wel­come me there.

Over the ri­ver they call me,
Hark, ’tis their voic­es I hear,
Borne on the wings of the twi­light,
Murmuring soft­ly and clear.

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Over the ri­ver, how love­ly,
There is no sor­row nor night;
There they are walk­ing with Je­sus,
Clothed in His gar­ment of light.

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Over the ri­ver they call me,
Watching with glad, beam­ing eyes;
Over the ri­ver I’m com­ing,
Joyful my spir­it re­plies.

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