At The Crossing Song Lyrics and Chords by Jimmie Davis
At The Crossing
Recorded by Jimmie Davis
Written by Mosie Lister
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There's a river some
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where that's called
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Jordan
And they
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say that it's deep and it's
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wide
And they say that the
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king and a
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beggar
On that
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shore they will stand side by
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side
At the
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crossing of the
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Why should
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I be afraid
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someone there who loves me
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guide me across the
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river
To
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endless joys
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above
Though the river is
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dark and so
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stormy
It will
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pass like a dream in the
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night
And my soul will a
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wake in the
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morning
In
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regions of endless de
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light
At the
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crossing of the
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Why should
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I be afraid
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someone there who loves me
To
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guide me across the
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river
To
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endless joys
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above
FAQ
Who sang the the song At The Crossing?
- The song At The Crossing was sang by Jimmie Davis.
Who is Jimmie Davis?
- James Houston Davis (September 11, 1899 - November 5, 2000) was an American politician, singer and songwriter of both sacred and popular songs. Davis was elected for two nonconsecutive terms from 1944 to 1948 and from 1960 to 1964 as the governor of his native Louisiana.
Davis was a nationally popular country music and gospel singer from the 1930s into the 1960s, occasionally recording and performing as late as the early 1990s. He appeared as himself in a number of Hollywood movies. He was inducted into six halls of fame, including the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame, and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. At the time of his death in 2000, he was the oldest living former governor as well as the last living governor to have been born in the 19th century.
