rest over jordan

’tis a blessèd hope, and it cheers my soul,
i shall rest by and by over jordan;
when my work is done and my crown is won,
i shall rest, sweetly rest over jordan.

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over jordan, over jordan, i shall rest
sweetly rest by and by;
’tis a precious hope, ’tis a blessèd hope,
i shall rest, sweetly rest over jordan.

’tis a blessèd hope which my savior gives,
i shall rest by and by over jordan;
i shall see him there in his mansion fair,
when i rest, sweetly rest over jordan.

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with a steadfast faith i will labor on,
i shall rest, sweetly rest over jordan;
o what joy ’twill be the redeemed to see,
when i rest, sweetly rest, over jordan.

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