I've a Home Beyond The River

by Unknown · posted by gatman

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

verse 1
7 -8    8 -9   8  -8  7  6
O the blessed contemplation,

  7   8     9   8   8  7  -8
when with trouble here I sigh,

 7  -8   8  -9  8  -8   7  6
I've a home beyond the river,

 -9   -9   8  7 -8 -8   7
that I'll enter by and by.

chorus
 9   9  9  -10  9   8   7  8
I've a home beyond the river,

 9   9  9 -10    9     8   -8
I've a mansion bright and fair,

 9   9  9  -10  9   8   7  8
I've a home beyond the river,

-9 -9    8    7   -8 -8   7
I will dwell with Jesus there.

verse 2 
4 -4    5     -5  5  -4   4    3
O how sweet 'twil be to meet them,

 4   5   6   5     5    4  -4
all the ransomed host's above,

  4  -4   5   -5  5  -4   4  3
Sweeter still to see the Savior,

 -5    -5   5   4 -4 -4    4
Praise Him for redeeming love.

chorus
  6  6   6  -6  6   5   4 5
I've a home beyond the river,

 6   6  6  -6    6     5   -4
I've a mansion bright and fair,

 6   6  6   -6  6   5   4 5
I've a home beyond the river,

-5 -5    5     4  -4 -4   4
I will dwell with Jesus there.

verse 3
Tho the world is filled with sorrow,
and the teardrops often fall,
there will be but joy and gladness,
safely inside the jasper wall.

verse 4
Tho the hills are rough and stony,
and the valleys dark and cold,
I must walk the path before me,
it will someday turn to gold.

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