LEGACY SEALED IN SONG: Jimmy Swaggart Sings ‘There Is a River’ One Last Time in Final Broadcast to His Followers — One Line Left the Audience Weeping

The sanctuary was still. No lights flashed. No choir stood behind him. Just a grand piano, a worn Bible, and Jimmy Swaggart, 90 years old, seated quietly in what would be his final broadcast to the world.

With hands trembling but spirit unshaken, he looked out across the empty pews of Family Worship Center in Baton Rouge and whispered, “This one… is for those still waiting at the water’s edge.”

And then — gently, reverently — he began to play the opening chords of “There Is a River.”

His voice, though weathered by time, carried with it something eternal. Each lyric landed like a prayer, soft and broken, as if pulled straight from the soul of a man who had walked through valleys few could understand.

“There is a river that flows from deep within…” he sang.

But it was one line — sung with a pause, a tremble, and eyes lifted to the heavens — that brought the small audience of close family and staff to tears:

“Come to this water… there is a vast supply…”

Those words, long a staple of Jimmy’s ministry, suddenly felt different — not just an invitation, but a farewell. A benediction. A man pouring out the last of his voice to give others hope.

One of the camera operators reportedly removed his headset mid-song, overcome with emotion. “I’ve filmed him for 20 years,” he said afterward, “but this time, it wasn’t a performance. It was a passing.”

Following the final verse, Jimmy didn’t say a word. He simply rested his hands in his lap, looked toward the cross hanging above the pulpit, and smiled.

The screen faded to black.

No applause. No announcements. Just a verse lingering in the air… and a silence that said more than any sermon ever could.

In the hours since the broadcast aired, tributes have poured in from around the globe. Ministers, musicians, and everyday believers are sharing the song clip with one caption repeated over and over:

“There is a river… and Jimmy’s finally crossed it.”

As the world mourns his passing, one thing is certain:

Jimmy Swaggart’s legacy was never built on perfection — it was built on redemption. And in that final song, he didn’t just sing us goodbye… he led us home.

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