You help make Hymnary.org possible. More than 10 million people from 200+ countries found hymns, liturgical resources and encouragement on Hymnary.org in 2025, including you. Every visit affirms the global impact of this ministry.

If Hymnary has been meaningful to you this year, would you take a moment today to help sustain it? A gift of any size—paired with a note of encouragement if you wish—directly supports the server costs, research work and curation that keep this resource freely available to the world.

Give securely online today, or mail a check to:
Hymnary.org
Calvin University
3201 Burton Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Thank you for your partnership, and may the hope of Advent fill your heart.

Search Results

Tune Identifier:"^just_over_the_river_fillmore$"

Planning worship? Check out our sister site, ZeteoSearch.org, for 20+ additional resources related to your search.

Tunes

tune icon
Tune authorities
Page scansAudio

[Just over the river, just over the river]

Appears in 12 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. H. F. Incipit: 34555 53511 11765 Used With Text: Just Over the River

Texts

text icon
Text authorities
Page scans

Just Over the River

Author: Robt. Spurgin Appears in 18 hymnals First Line: Just over the river, just over the river Used With Tune: [Just over the river, just over the river]

Instances

instance icon
Published text-tune combinations (hymns) from specific hymnals
TextAudio

Just Over The River

Author: Robert Spurgin Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #11941 First Line: Just over the river, just over the river Lyrics: 1 Just over the river, just over the river, I’m told is the city of God; Its gates are of pearl, and its streets are of gold, And by glorified beings they’re trod. And Jesus, my Savior, has gone to that city, A place for His own to prepare; In the house of the Father the mansions are many, And one is awaiting me there. Refrain: Just over the river, That beautiful city I see; Just over the river, A place in that city for me. 2 Just over the river, just over the river, The city that knoweth no night; It needeth no sun, neither needeth the moon, For the glory of God is its light. In that city are loved ones awaiting my coming, Expectant they stand on the shore; O when shall I enter my mansion in Heaven, A pilgrim to roam nevermore? [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Just over the river, just over the river]
Page scan

Just Over the River

Author: Robt. Spurgin Hymnal: Comfort and Consolation #50 (1940) First Line: Just over the river, just over the river Languages: English Tune Title: [Just over the river, just over the river]
Page scan

Just Over the River

Author: Robt. Spurgin Hymnal: The Evangelist No. 3 #77 (1894) First Line: Just over the river, just over the river Languages: English Tune Title: [Just over the river, just over the river]

People

person icon
Authors, composers, editors, etc.

J. H. Fillmore

1849 - 1936 Person Name: James Henry Fillmore, Sr. Composer of "[Just over the river, just over the river]" in The Cyber Hymnal James Henry Fillmore USA 1849-1936. Born at Cincinnati, OH, he helped support his family by running his father's singing school. He married Annie Eliza McKrell in 1880, and they had five children. After his father's death he and his brothers, Charles and Frederick, founded the Fillmore Brothers Music House in Cincinnati, specializing in publishing religious music. He was also an author, composer, and editor of music, composing hymn tunes, anthems, and cantatas, as well as publishing 20+ Christian songbooks and hymnals. He issued a monthly periodical “The music messsenger”, typically putting in his own hymns before publishing them in hymnbooks. Jessie Brown Pounds, also a hymnist, contributed song lyrics to the Fillmore Music House for 30 years, and many tunes were composed for her lyrics. He was instrumental in the prohibition and temperance efforts of the day. His wife died in 1913, and he took a world tour trip with single daughter, Fred (a church singer), in the early 1920s. He died in Cincinnati. His son, Henry, became a bandmaster/composer. John Perry

Robert Spurgin

Author of "Just Over The River" in The Cyber Hymnal
It looks like you are using an ad-blocker. Ad revenue helps keep us running. Please consider white-listing Hymnary.org or getting Hymnary Pro to eliminate ads entirely and help support Hymnary.org.