Crossing the Bar

a 1922 popular song
words by Tennyson
music by Chas. A. Jarman


The sheet music:


Accompaniment:


Lyrics

Sunset, and evening Star and one clear call for me
And may there be no moaning at the Bar
When I put out to Sea
But such a tide, as moving seems asleep
Too full for sound or foam
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home

Twilight, and Evening Bell and after that the dark
And may there be no sadness of farewell
When I embark, when I embark
And may there be no sadness of farewell
When I embark, when I embark

But 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
I hope to meet my Pilot face to face
When I have crossed the Bar


Sung here by Fred Feild: