O, this is a sin-tryin' world
This is a sin-tryin' world
This is a sin-tryin' world
This is a sin-tryin' world.

O Heav'n is so high, and I am so low,
I don't know whether I'll ever get to Heav'n or no.

CHORUS :
O, this is a sin-tryin' world— (High Heavens!)
This is a sin-tryin' world— (Hard trials!)
This is a sin-tryin' world—(Crown of Life!)
This is a sin-tryin' world.

Jordan's stream is chilly and wide;
None can cross but the sanctified.

CHORUS :
O, this is a sin-tryin' world—(Cold Jordan!)
This is a sin-tryin' world—(Deep and wide!)
This is a sin-trying' world—(Can't you cross it!)
This is a sin-tryin' world.