Sometimes we get caught in a wilderness between Egypt and the Promised Land--and we can't enjoy the pleasures of either. This bluegrass-tinged song uses the Jordan River as a metaphor for the final crossing we must make before entering into the fullness of life in Jesus.

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And now I'm dreaming of Jordan; I need a place to rest my soul.
Right now I'm dreaming of Jordan; someday I'm gonna reach that goal.
And now I'm dreaming of Jordan; dreaming of Jordan; dreaming of Jordan.

2. Like a voice calling in the wilderness I'm looking for the highway to the Lord.
I'll drop the baggage I've been carrying and set off down that road (with a lighter load.)
Like Naaman bathing seven times I've got to take a dive and cleanse my soul.
Like John the Baptist washing men, so Jesus could make them whole.

I'm going down to the Jordan; Jesus please take away my sins.
I'm going down to the Jordan; take me to the river Íand throw me in.
I'm going down to the Jordan; down to the Jordan; down to the Jordan.

3. There's a place prepared for me; a place of peace where finally I'll rest.
His love will be everything; I'll leave Egypt and the wilderness (in the past.)
But first I've got to conquer all the giants that would keep me from that land.
I'm gonna walk through the water, trusting in His almighty hand.

And now I'm crossing the Jordan; I'll take the promised land off to the West.
Now I'm crossing the Jordan; into the land that's full of Jesus' peace and rest.
And now I'm crossing the Jordan; crossing the Jordan; crossing the Jordan.