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Wayfaring Stranger
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Aug 26, 2026 updated
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Selah's rendition of the traditional hymn "Wayfaring Stranger" is a poignant reflection on the Christian journey through earthly trials toward the eternal home in heaven. The lyrics speak of enduring hardship, sickness, and danger in this world, while looking forward to a place of peace and reunion with God and loved ones. The song emphasizes themes of perseverance, hope, and the promise of rest after death, referencing the crossing of the Jordan as a metaphor for passing from life into eternity. It conveys a calm assurance of salvation and the ultimate reward of being with the Savior.
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I am a poor wayfaring stranger
While traveling through this world below
There is no sickness, toil, or danger
In that bright world to which I go
I know dark clouds will gather o'er me
I know the pathway's rough and steep
But golden fields lie out before me
Where weary eyes no more shall weep
I'm going there to see my Father
I'm going there no more to roam
I am just going over Jordan
I am going over home.
I'll soon be free from every trial
This form will rest beneath the sod
I'll drop the cross of self-denial
And enter in my home with God
I'm going there to see my Savior
Who shed for me His precious blood
I am just going over Jordan
I am just going over home,
I am just going over home