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5973. Send a Wave of Salvation Today

1. We are waiting and watching, dear Savior,
For an old time revival we pray;
Thou who hast all the floods in Thy keeping,
Send a wave of salvation today.

Refrain
Send a wave of salvation, dear Savior,
Over city and country, we pray;
To redeem and restore poor lost sinners;
Send a wave of salvation today.

2. We are praying for sinners, dear Savior,
And for sheep who have wandered astray;
Nothing, Lord, but Thy pow’r can reclaim them,
Send a wave of salvation today. [Refrain]

3. Many sad hearts are weeping in sorrow,
For the years have been squandered away;
But their tears without Christ will not save them,
Send a wave of salvation today. [Refrain]

4. In that home of the soul we have loved ones,
We’ve been lonely since they went away;
O that all may prepare to rejoin them;
Send a wave of salvation today. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: We are waiting and watching, dear Savior
Title: Send a Wave of Salvation Today
Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1922)
Refrain First Line: Send a wave of salvation, dear Savior
Language: English
Source: Waves of Salvation [Nos. 1 and 2] Combined, by A. J. Showalter et al. (Dalton, Georgia: The A. J. Showalter Company, 1922)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [We are waiting and watching, dear Savior]
Composer: John Otho Beall
Incipit: 51332 34311 35554
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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