The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8823

8823. Over The Tide

1 Dark are the waters before me—
Loud is the voice of the gale;
Storm cloud and tempest are o’er me,
Boatman! O list to my hail.

Refrain:
Carry me over the tide,
Dark are the waters,
And deep and wide;
Yonder, just over the sea,
My mansion is waiting for me.

2 Onward I move o’er the waters,
Lurid the lightning’s fierce glare,
Angry the surges beneath me—
Boatman! lo, danger is there. [Refrain]

3 Peril is in the dark waters—
Safety beyond the deep wave;
Father! O let me not perish—
Thou who art mighty to save. [Refrain]

4 Ah, when the voyage is over,
There, on that beautiful shore,
Safely beyond the dark waters,
Joy shall be mine evermore. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Dark are the waters before me
• Title: Over The Tide
• Author: Francis A. Simkins
• Refrain First Line: Carry me over the tide
• Language: English
• Source: Glad Hallelujahs by John R. Sweney and William J. Kirkpatrick (Philadelphi: Thomas T. Tasker, 1887)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Dark are the waters before me]
• Composer: William James Kirkpatrick
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain