p. 142 | OVER THE RIVER by Mrs. E. Geer

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 27, 1869

"OVER THE RIVER."

By Mrs. E. Geer

Oh! have you not heard of that realm of delight, To which the blest Saviour doth each one invite? 'Tis prepared for the good, the pure, and the blest, 'Tis over the river, where the weary find rest.

CHORUS.

Oh! I want to cross over, do n't you, when he reigns? I want to cross over on Eden's fair plains; I want to be gathered in Canaan's bright land; Yes, over the river, where the ransomed shall stand.

'Tis a land of fair beauty, a realm of delight, O'erflowing with gladness, refulgent with light; Its verdure ne'er withers, its flowers ne'er fade, Oh! I long to pass over, and immortal be made.

Сно.—Oh! I want to cross over, &c.

Its fountains are pure, and its pleasures untold, Its fullness of joy no tongue can unfold; How its life-breathing zephyrs float gently along, While the ransomed are singing redemption's sweet song.

Сно.—Oh! I want to cross over, &c.

'Tis Jesus invites me, the glory to see, To reign with him there, in the land of the free, Where the weary saints rest, and the wicked ne'er come, Yes, over the river, in the saints' Eden home.

Сно.—Oh! I want to cross over, &c.

Selected by MRS. E. GEER.