verse 1 7 -8 8 -9 8 -8 7 6 O the blessed contemplation, 7 8 9 8 8 7 -8 when with trouble here I sigh, 7 -8 8 -9 8 -8 7 6 I've a home beyond the river, -9 -9 8 7 -8 -8 7 that I'll enter by and by. chorus 9 9 9 -10 9 8 7 8 I've a home beyond the river, 9 9 9 -10 9 8 -8 I've a mansion bright and fair, 9 9 9 -10 9 8 7 8 I've a home beyond the river, -9 -9 8 7 -8 -8 7 I will dwell with Jesus there. verse 2 4 -4 5 -5 5 -4 4 3 O how sweet 'twil be to meet them, 4 5 6 5 5 4 -4 all the ransomed host's above, 4 -4 5 -5 5 -4 4 3 Sweeter still to see the Savior, -5 -5 5 4 -4 -4 4 Praise Him for redeeming love. chorus 6 6 6 -6 6 5 4 5 I've a home beyond the river, 6 6 6 -6 6 5 -4 I've a mansion bright and fair, 6 6 6 -6 6 5 4 5 I've a home beyond the river, -5 -5 5 4 -4 -4 4 I will dwell with Jesus there. verse 3 Tho the world is filled with sorrow, and the teardrops often fall, there will be but joy and gladness, safely inside the jasper wall. verse 4 Tho the hills are rough and stony, and the valleys dark and cold, I must walk the path before me, it will someday turn to gold.