Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#583b

583b. Sunset and evening star

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,
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.

2 Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;
For tho' 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 crost the bar.

Text Information

• First Line: Sunset and evening star
• Author: Alfred Lord Tennyson, 1809-1892
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Christian Life: Time, Death, Eternity; Crossing the Bar; Death: Crossing the Bar; Jesus (See also Christ): Pilot; Pilot, Christ our

Tune Information

• Name: FRESHWATER
• Composer: Sir Hubert Parry, 1848-
• Meter: P.M.
• Key: D Major