A LIGHT AT THE RIVER I THERE IS A RIVER WE MUST CROSS OVER WHEN LIFE'S SUN GOES TO SLEEP IN THE WEST. THERE'LL BE A LIGHT FOR ME AT THE CROSSING. GUIDING ME TO THE HOME OF SWEET REST. CHORUS THERE'LL BE A LIGHT FOR ME AT THE RIVER GUIDING MY SOUL ACROSS THE DARK FOAM. DOWN THROUGH THE VALLEY PAST THE DARK SHADOWS JESUS THE LIGHT WILL CARRY ME HOME. II WHEN I SHALL REACH THE BANKS OF THE RIVER WHERE THE CHILLED WATERS MURMUR THEIR SONG NOTHING CAN HARM ME NOTHING CAN ALARM ME WHILE I AM SAILING ACROSS TO MY HOME.