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Text:Soon I'll Cross The River
Author:Dorsey C. Yarbrough
Tune:[When the time shall come to sail away]
Composer:Dorsey C. Yarbrough

70. Soon I'll Cross The River

Text Information
First Line: When the time shall come to sail away
Title: Soon I'll Cross The River
Author: Dorsey C. Yarbrough
Refrain First Line: Soon I'll cross the river deep and wide
Language: English
Publication Date: 2000
Copyright: Copyright 1970 M. Lynwood Smith Publications/SESAC in National Songs No. 1.
Tune Information
Name: [When the time shall come to sail away]
Composer: Dorsey C. Yarbrough
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Copyright 1970 M. Lynwood Smith Publications/SESAC in National Songs No. 1.



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