The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7096

7096. The Waiting Isles

1. O Savior, we pray Thee, send out Thy sweet light,
Far over the wide heaving sea;
The nations in darkness are longing for day,
The islands, the islands are waiting for Thee.

Refrain
They are waiting for Thee, they are waiting for Thee,
In the hour of their sadness they are waiting for Thee;
O Savior, we pray Thee, send out Thy sweet light,
The islands, the islands are waiting for Thee.

2. Inspire with Thy presence, O Savior divine,
Thy people who know of Thy love,
That forth to the heathen afar may be borne
The message, the message of grace from above. [Refrain]

3. O send now, we pray Thee, some herald of Thine,
Some soul that with peace Thou hast blessed,
O bid Him go forth to the heathen in chains,
And tell them, and tell them of Jesus and rest. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O Savior, we pray Thee, send out Thy sweet light
• Title: The Waiting Isles
• Adapter: Zella Beverlin (1910)
• Refrain First Line: They are waiting for Thee, they are waiting for Thee
• Language: English
• Source: Psalms, Hymns and Songs Spiritual, by Charles A. Squire et al. (St. Louis, Missouri: Squire & Kinne, 1910), number 101
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [O Savior, we pray Thee, send out Thy sweet light]
• Arranger: Zella Beverlin (1910)
• Incipit: 55345 65112 11161
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Psalms, Hymns and Songs Spiritual, by Charles A. Squire et al. (St. Louis, Missouri: Squire & Kinne, 1910), number 101
• Copyright: Public Domain