Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We had already recorded a different version of this song on YouTube, but for our album I wanted the song to sound sparse and reflective. I described what I wanted and in less than 24 hours, Emmett came up with this twisted version thus earning it the title "Wayfaring Stranger Gets Stranger" from mom on our chord charts.
We ran through it during our last rehearsal before we drove to the studio in Nashville. When it was finally time to record "Wayfaring Stranger," I was skeptical since we had only three studio hours left and two more songs to record, but Troy, Dewey, and the band all worked together and completed this version of the song and I love it.
~Julianne
►Buy or stream the album li.sten.to/myozarkmountainhome
We first recorded Wayfaring Stranger on a rainy day back in 2021 youtu.be/fn1MXtOukXU
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►My Ozark Mountain Home, the album
We are so excited to release our new album! Our family grew up singing and playing around the campfire. It's truly some of our most cherished memories, and we hope you enjoy singing these songs with your family and friends just as much as we did.
We recorded the album at Forty-One Fifteen Studio in Nashville alongside Dewey Boyd as sound engineer, and our very own Troy Dixon who helped produce, mix and master.
» Photo: The album dream team instagram.com/p/Cd8hE0-uAS9
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►Useful links:
YouTube About page youtube.com/c/thepetersens/about
Most asked questions petersenband.com/about-the-petersens
Join our Patreon community patreon.com/thepetersens
Subscribe to our channel youtube.com/c/thepetersens?sub_confirmation=1
Sign up to our email list eepurl.com/dxRRaX
Get It Mama Fan Club facebook.com/groups/getitmama
Show and tour dates petersenband.com/show-dates
Buy or stream our music li.sten.to/thepetersens
Social media:
Instagram instagram.com/thepetersens
Facebook facebook.com/petersenband
TikTok tiktok.com/@petersenband
Twitter twitter.com/thepetersens
Band members petersenband.com/about-the-petersens
Go behind the scenes with @PetersenVlogs
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►This video:
Vocals & mandolin: @JuliannePetersen
Dobro: Emmett Franz
Guitar: @mattpetersen4000
Banjo: @EllenHaygood
Bass: Karen Petersen
Fiddle: @katiepetersen
Key moments:
0:01 dobro
0:32 guitar string bending
1:02 banjo
2:19 fiddle
2:51 bass bowing
2:57 fiddle tremolo (trembling)
3:25 fiddle & bass bowing
3:49 outro
Location: The Chapel at Finley Farms finleyfarmsmo.com/gather
For this one we filmed at Finley Farms' newest venue, an open-sided chapel on the other side of the river to The Workshop and The Mill.
Clip: A beautiful view instagram.com/p/Cg6yJqTDveU
Turn on captions (CC) to see the lyrics on screen.
Videography: Aaron Clark
Audio: Troy Dixon
Microphones: Ear Trumpet Labs eartrumpetlabs.com
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►Lyrics:
I am a poor wayfaring stranger
Traveling through this world of woe
And there's no sickness, toil nor danger
In that bright land to which I go
I know dark clouds will gather around me
I know my way is rough and steep
And beauteous fields lie just before me
In Christ's redeemed, their vigils keep
I'm going there to see my father
I'm going there no more to roam
I'm just a-going over Jordan
I'm just a-going over home
I want to wear that crown of glory
When I get home to that bright land
I want to shout salvation's story
In concert with the blood-washed band
I'm going there to see my mother
She said she'd meet me when I go
I'm just a-going over Jordan
I'm just a-going over home
I'll soon be free from every trial
This form will rest beneath the sod
I'll drop the cross of self-denial
And enter in my home with God
I'm going there to see my Savior
Who shed for me His precious blood
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►The Petersens:
We celebrate American roots music with family values, and perform full time in Branson, Missouri in the USA. The band consists of four siblings, Katie, Ellen, Matt, and Julianne, our mom Karen, and good friend Emmett Franz. Learn more about our family on our website petersenband.com
Subscriber count: 699,920
#ThePetersens #MyOzarkMountainHomeAlbum #WayfaringStranger #Folk
#WayfaringStrangerGetsStranger #AlbumVersion
#Bluegrass #BluegrassMusic
#FinleyFarmsMO
This song features on: #MyOzarkMountainHomeAlbum #LiveSessions04
We had already recorded a different version of this song on YouTube, but for our album I wanted the song to sound sparse and reflective. I described what I wanted and in less than 24 hours, Emmett came up with this twisted version thus earning it the title "Wayfaring Stranger Gets Stranger" from mom on our chord charts.
We ran through it during our last rehearsal before we drove to the studio in Nashville. When it was finally time to record "Wayfaring Stranger," I was skeptical since we had only three studio hours left and two more songs to record, but Troy, Dewey, and the band all worked together and completed this version of the song and I love it.
~Julianne
►Buy or stream the album li.sten.to/myozarkmountainhome
We first recorded Wayfaring Stranger on a rainy day back in 2021 youtu.be/fn1MXtOukXU
-----------------------
►My Ozark Mountain Home, the album
We are so excited to release our new album! Our family grew up singing and playing around the campfire. It's truly some of our most cherished memories, and we hope you enjoy singing these songs with your family and friends just as much as we did.
We recorded the album at Forty-One Fifteen Studio in Nashville alongside Dewey Boyd as sound engineer, and our very own Troy Dixon who helped produce, mix and master.
» Photo: The album dream team instagram.com/p/Cd8hE0-uAS9
-----------------------
►Useful links:
YouTube About page youtube.com/c/thepetersens/about
Most asked questions petersenband.com/about-the-petersens
Join our Patreon community patreon.com/thepetersens
Subscribe to our channel youtube.com/c/thepetersens?sub_confirmation=1
Sign up to our email list eepurl.com/dxRRaX
Get It Mama Fan Club facebook.com/groups/getitmama
Show and tour dates petersenband.com/show-dates
Buy or stream our music li.sten.to/thepetersens
Social media:
Instagram instagram.com/thepetersens
Facebook facebook.com/petersenband
TikTok tiktok.com/@petersenband
Twitter twitter.com/thepetersens
Band members petersenband.com/about-the-petersens
Go behind the scenes with @PetersenVlogs
-----------------------
►This video:
Vocals & mandolin: @JuliannePetersen
Dobro: Emmett Franz
Guitar: @mattpetersen4000
Banjo: @EllenHaygood
Bass: Karen Petersen
Fiddle: @katiepetersen
Key moments:
0:01 dobro
0:32 guitar string bending
1:02 banjo
2:19 fiddle
2:51 bass bowing
2:57 fiddle tremolo (trembling)
3:25 fiddle & bass bowing
3:49 outro
Location: The Chapel at Finley Farms finleyfarmsmo.com/gather
For this one we filmed at Finley Farms' newest venue, an open-sided chapel on the other side of the river to The Workshop and The Mill.
Clip: A beautiful view instagram.com/p/Cg6yJqTDveU
Turn on captions (CC) to see the lyrics on screen.
Videography: Aaron Clark
Audio: Troy Dixon
Microphones: Ear Trumpet Labs eartrumpetlabs.com
-----------------------
►Lyrics:
I am a poor wayfaring stranger
Traveling through this world of woe
And there's no sickness, toil nor danger
In that bright land to which I go
I know dark clouds will gather around me
I know my way is rough and steep
And beauteous fields lie just before me
In Christ's redeemed, their vigils keep
I'm going there to see my father
I'm going there no more to roam
I'm just a-going over Jordan
I'm just a-going over home
I want to wear that crown of glory
When I get home to that bright land
I want to shout salvation's story
In concert with the blood-washed band
I'm going there to see my mother
She said she'd meet me when I go
I'm just a-going over Jordan
I'm just a-going over home
I'll soon be free from every trial
This form will rest beneath the sod
I'll drop the cross of self-denial
And enter in my home with God
I'm going there to see my Savior
Who shed for me His precious blood
-----------------------
►The Petersens:
We celebrate American roots music with family values, and perform full time in Branson, Missouri in the USA. The band consists of four siblings, Katie, Ellen, Matt, and Julianne, our mom Karen, and good friend Emmett Franz. Learn more about our family on our website petersenband.com
Subscriber count: 699,920
#ThePetersens #MyOzarkMountainHomeAlbum #WayfaringStranger #Folk
#WayfaringStrangerGetsStranger #AlbumVersion
#Bluegrass #BluegrassMusic
#FinleyFarmsMO
This song features on: #MyOzarkMountainHomeAlbum #LiveSessions04
