| 437 | The Hymnal#438 | 439 |
| Text: | Sunset and evening star |
| Author: | Alfred Tennyson |
| Tune: | CROSSING THE BAR |
| Composer: | Joseph Barnby |
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,
2 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.
3 Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell
When I embark;
4 For, though 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.
Amen.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Sunset and evening star |
| Author: | Alfred Tennyson (1889) |
| Meter: | Irregular |
| Publication Date: | 1950 |
| Topic: | The Life Everlasting; Eternal Life; Funeral Services (2 more...) |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | CROSSING THE BAR |
| Composer: | Joseph Barnby (1893) |
| Meter: | Irregular |
| Key: | C Major |
| Copyright: | Tune used by permission of Novello and Company, Ltd. |