Sunt peregrin fara de tara

Sunt peregrin fara de tara,
Calatorind prin lume jos.
Dar nu va fi necaz, nici boala,
In tara mea langa Hristos..
Ma duc acas’ sa-l vad pe tata,
Un peregrin nu voi mai fi,
Curand voi trece eu Iordanul
Spre casa mea din vesnicii.

Nori negri, grei ma vor cuprinde
Si calea va fi tot mai grea,
Dar eu privesc doar inainte,
Caci lacrimile vor seca.
Ma duc acas’ s-o vad pe mama,
M-asteapta sus, cum mi-a promis,
Curand voi trece eu Iordanul
Spre casa mea din Paradis.

As vrea sa cant Cantarea Noua
In cor cu cei rascumparati,
As vrea coroana cea de slava
In ceruri sus lang-ai mei frati.
Voi reintalnii colegi si prieteni
Plecati si ei la randul lor
Curand voi trece eu Iordanul
Spre casa mea dincol’ de nor’.

Eliberat voi fi-n curand,
De Eul meu de Firea rea
Si-atunci usor de pe pamant,
Spre Dumnezeu eu voi zbura.
Ma duc acas’ sa-L vad pe Domnul,
Cu sange Sfant El m-a spalat!
Curand voi trece eu Iordanul,
Spre casa mea, spre-al meu Palat!

free translation Marius Alexandru

The wayfaring stranger

I'm just a poor wayfaring pilgrim
While traveling through this world below
There's 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 going over Jordan
I'm just going over home

I know dark clouds will gather o'er me
I know my pathway is rough and steep
But golden fields lie out before me
Where weary eyes no more shall weep
I'm going home to see my mother
She said she'd meet me when I come
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only going over home

I want to sing salvation's story
In concert with the blood-washed band
I want to wear a crown of glory
When I get home to that good land
I'm going to see my classmates
Who passed before me one by one
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