Over the river,
The bright, crystal river,
They wait us, the friends
We have loved that are gone;
The light of whose smiles
Shall be with us for­ev­er,
The clasp of whose hands shall
Be ne­ver withdrawn.

Refrain

Over the river,
Over the river,
Over the river,
They beckon us home.

Over the river,
The bright, crystal river,
The dayspring of love
And existence divine;
Illumines the eye
As the rays of the morning
Whose flashes of glo­ry
Will ne­ver decline.

Refrain

Over the river,
The bright, crystal river,
They beckon to us
From the opposite shore.
The saints who were cleansed by
The blood of our Sav­ior,
They whisper, Come hither,
And sorrow no more.

Refrain