When I Crossed That River

DESCRIPTION: "Many hills and many valleys these old tired feet have trod, And so often I have wondered, would they reach Heaven's sod.... When I crossed that river it was worth it all to me." The singer is now clothed in a white robe and is there with Jesus and family
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 2000 (various Internet sites, but clearly at least some decades older)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad river
FOUND IN: US(NC)
RECORDINGS:
Debbie Harris Terrell, Duane Terrell, "When I Cross That River" (Piotr-Archive #123, recorded 04/17/2022)
NOTES [29 words]: I found several texts of this on the internet, but none listed a source or author, and hymnary.org does not have the song. I suspect pop gospel origin, but I can't prove it. - RBW
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File: DPio123

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