| (verse 1) |
| B | E | |
| Trouble and trials often b | etray those, |
| B | F# | |
| On in the weary body to s | tray, |
| B | E | |
| But we shall w | alk beside the still | waters, |
| B | F# | B | |
| With the good s | hepherd | leading the | way, |
| (verse 2) |
| B | E | |
| Those who have strayed were sought by the | master, |
| B | F# | |
| He who once | gave his life for the | sheep, |
| B | E | |
| Out on the m | ountain still he is | seaching, |
| B | F# | B | |
| Bringing them | in fo | rever to | keep, |
| (chorus) |
| B | E | |
| Going up home to live in green | pastures, |
| B | F# | |
| Where we shall | live and die never | more, |
| B | E | |
| Even the | Lord will be in that | number, |
| B | F# | B | |
| When we shall | reach that | heavenly | shore, |
| (verse 3) |
| B | E | |
| We will not heed the voice of a | stranger, |
| B | F# | |
| For he would | lead us all to | despair, |
| B | E | |
| Following | on with Jesuse our s | avior, |
| B | F# | B | |
| We shall all | reach that | country so | fair, |
| (chorus) |
| B | E | |
| Going up home to live in green | pastures, |
| B | F# | |
| Where we shall | live and die never | more, |
| B | E | |
| Even the | Lord will be in that | number, |
| B | F# | B | |
| When we shall | reach that he | avenly sh | ore, |