I believe my steps are growing wearier each day Still I've got a journey on my mind. The lures of this old world have ceased to make me want to stay But my one regret is leaving you behind.
If it should prove to be His will that I am first to cross And somehow I've a feeling it will be. When it comes your time to travel, likewise don't feel lost For I will be the first one that you'll see.
And I'll be waiting on the far side banks of Jordan. I'll be sitting drawing pictures in the sand. And when I see you coming, I will rise up with a shout And come running through the shallow water reaching for your hand.
Through this life we labor hard to earn our meager fare It's brought us trembling hands and failing eyes. So I'll just rest here on that shore and turn my eyes away Until you come and we'll see Paradise.
And I'll be waiting on the far side banks of Jordan. I'll be sitting drawing pictures in the sand. And when I see you coming, I will rise up with a shout And come running through the shallow water reaching for your hand.