Jordan - The Stanley Brothers
Tuning: , E A D G B E
[Verse 1]
Oh come and as
you tread lif
e's journey
Take Jesus as
your daily gui
de
Though you may
feel pure and
saintly
Without Him wa
lkin by your s
#
ide
But when you c
ome to make th
e crossing
At the ending
of His pilgrim
way
If you ever wi
ll meet our Sa
vior
You'll surely
meet him on th
at day
[Chorus]
(Now look at t
hat) cold Jord
an
(Look at its)
deep waters
(Look at that)
wide river
Oh hear the mi
ghty billows r
oll
(You’d better
take) Jesus wi
th you
(He's a) true
companion
(For I'm) sure
without Him
That you never
will make it
o'er
[Verse 2]
That awful day
of judgment
Is comin' in t
he by and by
We'll see our
Lord descendin
g
In Glory from
on high
Oh let us keep
in touch with
Jesus
And in his pre
cious love abi
de
We may be ever
caught ready
When he calls
us over Jordan
's tide
[Chorus]
(Now look at t
hat) cold Jord
an
(Look at its)
deep waters
(Look at that)
wide river
Oh hear the mi
ghty billows r
oll
(You’d better
take) Jesus wi
th you
(He's a) true
companion
(For I'm) sure
without Him
That you never
will make it
o'er
[Outro]
(Oh what) oh w
hat you gonna
do
(Oh what) oh w
hat you gonna
say
(Oh how) oh ho
w you gonna fe
el
When you come
to the end of
the way