Text:Deep River
Tune:[Deep river, my home is over Jordan]
Arranger:Carl Haywood (b. 1949)

8. Deep River

Deep river, my home is over Jordan,
Deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into camp ground.
Oh don’t you want to go to that gospel feast,
That promised land where all is peace?
Oh Deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into camp ground.

Text Information
First Line: Deep river, my home is over Jordan
Title: Deep River
Language: English
Publication Date: 1993
Topic: Advent
Source: Traditional
Tune Information
Name: [Deep river, my home is over Jordan]
Arranger: Carl Haywood (b. 1949)
Key: D Major
Copyright: Arr. The Haywood Collection of Negro Spirituals © 1992



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