[Music]
Alas! and did my Savior bleed,
Alas! and did my Savior bleed,
Alas! and did my Savior bleed
And did my Sovreign die?
I have but one more river to cross,
I have but one more river to cross;
I have but one more river to cross,
And then I'll be at rest.
The text theme of the chorus is seen in the negro spiritual SS 4:
And I hain't but one more river to cross.
The tune is closely related to 'Gaines', HH 122, this collection;
'Geordie', Sharp, i., 240; 'John of Hazelgreen', Sharp, i., 294;
'False Young Man', (2), Sharp, ii., 52; 'True Lover's Farewell',
Sharp, ii., 113ff. The 'Geordie' text begins with 'As I crossed over
London's Bridge'. This may indicate where the revival folk got their
suggestion for tune and text of 'One More River to Cross'.
No. 230
NEW INDIAN SONG or WALK AND TALK WITH JESUS, SOC 45