Hark I hear the harps eternal ringing on the farther shore As I near those swollen waters with their deep and solemn roar Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah praise the lamb Hallelujah, Hallelujah, glory to the great I am And my soul though stained with sorrow, fading as the light of day Passes swiftly o'er those waters to the city far away Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah praise the lamb Hallelujah, Hallelujah, glory to the great I am Souls have crossed before me saintly to that land of perfect rest And I hear them singing faintly in the mansions of the blest Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah praise the lamb Hallelujah, Hallelujah, glory to the great I am Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah praise the lamb Hallelujah, Hallelujah, glory to the great I am