Timeless Truths ‎#250

250. When the Saints Go Marching In

1 I am just a lonesome trav’ler,
Through this big, wide world of sin;
Want to join that grand procession,
When the saints go marching in.

Refrain:
Oh, when the saints go marching in,
Oh, when the saints go marching in;
Lord, I want to be in that number,
When the saints go marching in.

2 All my folks have gone before me,
All my friends and all my kin;
But I’ll meet with them up yonder,
When the saints go marching in. [Refrain]

3 Come and join me in my journey,
’Cause it’s time that we begin;
And we’ll be there for that judgment,
When the saints go marching in. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I am just a lonesome trav'ler
• Title: When the Saints Go Marching In
• Author: Unknown (1896)
• Refrain First Line: Oh, when the saints go marching in
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.9.8
• Scripture:
  Revelation 22:14
• Topic: Anticipation
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/When_the_Saints_Go_Marching_In); Anonymous/Unknown, The Blue Book (197)

Tune Information

• Name: [I am just a lonesome trav'ler]
• Arranger: Joel A. Erickson (2004)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.9.8
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/When_the_Saints_Go_Marching_In); Anonymous/Unknown, The Blue Book (197)