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III. Goin’ Home

Season 2025-2026
Performance Date February 22, 2026
Performance Year 2026
Performance Time 4:00 PM
Location Northrop, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Performance Title WITNESS: Symphony of Spirituals
Title Of Work Bound for Glory
Arranger Rollo Dilworth
Country United States
Year Composed 2019
Performers

VocalEssence Chorus, VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, VocalEssence Singers of This Age, VocalEssence Vintage Voices, orchestra, Audrey Lane-Getaz, soloist

Notes

5 movements
I. This Train is Bound for Glory
II. City Called Heaven
III.Goin’ Home
IV. Amazing Grace
V. No Ways Tired

Text Translation

III. Goin’ Home
Deep river, my home is over Jordan.
Deep river, Lord.
I want to cross over into campground.

Going home, going home, I’m a-going home;
Quiet like, some still day, I’m just going home.
It’s not far, just close by, through an open door;
Work all done, care laid by, going to fear no more.

Mother’s there expecting me, Father’s waiting too;
Lots of folk gathered there, all the friends I knew.

Home, home, I’m going home!

Morning star light the way, restless dream all done;
Shadows gone, break of day, real life just begun.

There’s no break, there’s no end, just a-living on;
Wide awake, with a smile, going on and on.

Going home, going home, I’m a-going home;
It’s not far, just close by, through an open door.
Going up yonder, Lord.
I’m just going home.
Trials are over, Lord.
I’m just going home.

I want to cross over into campground.
Home, home, I’m going home!
—Negro Spiritual

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