The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5504

5504. On the Waters Dark and Drear

1. On the waters dark and drear,
Jesus, Savior, Thou art near,
With our ship where’er it roam,
As with loving friends at home.

2. Thou hast walked the heaving wave;
Thou art mighty still to save;
With one gentle word of peace
Thou canst bid the tempest cease.

3. Safely from the boisterous main
Bring us back to port again;
In our haven we shall be,
Jesu, if we have but Thee.

4. Only by Thy power and love
Fit us for the port above;
Still the deadly storm within,
Gusts of passion, waves of sin.

5. So, when breaks the glorious dawn
Of the resurrection morn,
When the night of toil is o’er,
We shall see Thee on the shore.

6. Holy Father, Holy Son,
Holy Spirit, Three in One,
Praise unending unto Thee,
Now and evermore shall be.

Text Information

• First Line: On the waters dark and drear
• Title: On the Waters Dark and Drear
• Author: William C. Dix (1861)
• Meter: 77.77
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns for Public Worship, 1861
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: PLEYEL'S HYMN
• Composer: Ignaz Joseph Pleyel (1791)
• Meter: 77.77
• Incipit: 35234 23352 34212
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain