The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12819

12819. River of Death

1 Darkly the waters roll,
And pass with a sullen roar;
And they surge, and eddy, and awe the soul
That must pass to the other shore.

Refrain:
Waters roll, waters roll,
And pass with a sullen roar;
Waters roll, waters roll,
As we pass to the other shore.

2 Into the seething foam
The wearisome soul must go;
But, oh, what a wonderful change has come
That calmeth the waters so. [Refrain]

3 Jesus, the Savior, spoke
Unto the wild waves: Be still!
And the waves into harmless ripples broke,
Becalmed by the Master’s will. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Darkly the waters roll
• Title: River of Death
• Author: S. S. Corbey
• Refrain First Line: Waters roll, waters roll
• Language: English
• Source: Songs of the Cross by Edmund S. Lorenz (Dayton, OH: United Brethren Publishing House, 1876)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Darkly the waters roll]
• Composer: J. Harvy Anderson
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain