Over the ri­ver my loved ones have passed,
Over the beau­ti­ful ri­ver;
Safe in the man­sions of glo­ry at last,
Now they are watch­ing for me.

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Watching to­day,
Watching to­day;
Loved ones are wait­ing,
Are wait­ing my com­ing to­day.

Over the ri­ver with Je­sus they rest,
Over the beau­ti­ful ri­ver;
Learning and sing­ing the songs of the blest,
Yet they are watch­ing for me.

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Over the river that spark­les so clear,
Over the beau­ti­ful ri­ver;
Oft in the si­lence their voic­es I hear,
Still they are watch­ing for me.

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Over the ri­ver, to se­ver no more,
Over the beau­ti­ful ri­ver;
Soon I shall meet them on yon­der bright shore,
Loved ones now watch­ing for me.

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