Wayfaring Stranger

(Sunrise near Grandfather Mountain, Blue Ridge Parkway, NC - Webshots)


Well, the big solo is coming up , and so my fellow choir member,
Debbie, and I got together on Sunday to work out how we
would perform our version for the Communion Anthem during the
5th Sunday of Lent next week. We practiced last week, and thought
we had it down, but yesterday, Debbie suggested putting the mute
on her violin, which fully changed the tone and made it sound more
like a viola. The effect was even more mournful and fits the mood
of the song quite well I think.

I've never created a movie to upload with audio, and did not find
iMovie to be very user friendly, and so I apologize for having only
the one photo to see during the entire song. Maybe I'll get better
at this with practice. Please overlook the many vocal bobbles if you will,
as my voice was getting rather tired after singing during the service.
Attempting this solo at all (and sharing it here) is so outside my comfort
zone. Hopefully, you can at least hear what I pray will be a beautiful
anthem offered up to His glory next week.

(We are omitting the third verse for brevity as we did not want to run too long.)


I'm just a poor wayfaring stranger,
I'm traveling through this world below.
There is no sickness, toil, nor danger,
In that bright world to which I go.
I'm going there to see my father,
I'm going there no more to roam.
I'm just a going over Jordan,
I'm just a going over home.

I know dark clouds will gather o'er me,
I know my 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 mother,
she said she'd meet me when I come.
I'm just a going over Jordan,
I'm just a 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'm just a going over Jordan,
I'm just a going over home.