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Be never withdrawn.
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.
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.