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Wayfaring Stranger

from Sacred & Profane by Oryad

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WAYFARING STRANGER
(traditional, adapted by Moira Murphy)

I am a poor wayfaring stranger
Just traveling through this world of woe.
Yet there’s no sickness, toil, or danger
In that bright world to which I go.

I’m going there to see my father.
I’m going there no more to roam.
I’m only going over Jordan.
I’m only going over home.

I know dark clouds will gather round me,
I know my way is rough and steep.
Yet golden fields lie just before me
Where the gods their vigil keep.

I’m going there to see my mother.
She said she’d meet me when I come.
I’m only going over Jordan.
I’m only going over home.
Over home.

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from Sacred & Profane, released May 25, 2023
Music: Moira Murphy
Vocals, Synth, Piano: Moira Murphy
Strings: Nina Anto
Guitar: Andres Sobral

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