Deep River Lyrics
Deep river, my home is over Jordan,
Deep river, Lord,
I want to cross over into campground.
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 campground.
Deep River Hymn Story
“Deep River” is an African American spiritual. It was first published in 1867 in the first edition of The Story of the Jubilee Singers: With Their Songs by J.B.T. Marsh.
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