Wayfaring Stranger Song Lyrics and Chords by Emmylou Harris
Wayfaring Stranger
Recorded by Emmylou Harris
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I am a poor wayfaring stranger
While traveling
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through this world of
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woe
Yet there's no sickness toil nor
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danger
In that bright
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world
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to which I
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go
I'm going
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there to see my
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Father
I'm going
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there
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no more to
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roam
I'm only
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going over Jordan
I'm only
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going
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over
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home
I know dark clouds will gather round me
I know my
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way is rough and
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steep
Yet beauteous fields rise be
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fore
me
Where God
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redeems their
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vigil's
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keep
I'm going
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there to see my
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mother
She said she'd
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meet
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me when I
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come
I'm only
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going over Jordan
I'm only
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going over
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home
FAQ
Who sang the the song Wayfaring Stranger?
- The song Wayfaring Stranger was sang by Emmylou Harris.
Who is Emmylou Harris?
- Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2018, she was presented the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.Harris' work and recordings include work as a solo artist, a bandleader, an interpreter of other composers' works, a singer-songwriter, and a backing vocalist and duet partner. She has worked with numerous artists.
