Crossing the Bar
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- Lyrics: Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1889 (public domain)
- Music: L. O. Sanderson, 1935, renewed 1963
- This work is under copyright through 12/31/2030. Used by permission.
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Verse 1
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar
When I put out to sea.
But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home, turns home.
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar
When I put out to sea.
But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home, turns home.
Verse 2
Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell
When I, when I embark;
For, tho' from out our bourne of time and place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crossed the bar.
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell
When I, when I embark;
For, tho' from out our bourne of time and place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crossed the bar.