Ben King's Verse/Beulah Land
Obber de ribber in Beulah Lan'
De lubly angels in white robes stan';
Dey beckon me dar, I kin hyar de ban',
Ober de ribber in Beulah Lan'.
Ober de ribber what sights I see!
Somebody Stan's dar a-waitin' fo me;
Stan's on de sho' ob de Jaspah Sea,
A-callin'; he says dar's res' fo' me.
Ober de ribber I soon mus' go,
Weary ob waitin' fro' all dis woe;
An' when my journey is ended I know
Dat de Good Shepherd will open de do'.
Ober de ribber my soul takes wing,
De songs ob Zion I hyar 'em sing;
When tuned to de harps how our voices will ring
Close 'roun' de frone ob de Hebenly King.
Ober de ribber dey beckon to me,
De ribber dat flows to de Jaspah Sea;
Ober de ribber you all mus' know
Dat de Good Shepherd will open de do'.
Den we 'll shout glory an' praise 'im an' sing
'Long up de golden streets, how it will ring;
Close to de Massa fo'evah we'll stan',
Ober de ribber in Beulah Lan'.