The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5493

5493. Over the Ocean Wave

1. Over the ocean wave, far, far away,
There the poor heathen live, waiting for day;
Groping in ignorance, dark as the night,
No blessèd Bible to give them the light.

Refrain
Pity them, pity them, Christians at home,
Haste with the bread of life, hasten and come.

2. Here in this happy land we have the light
Shining from God’s own Word, free, pure and bright;
Shall we not send to them Bibles to read,
Teachers, and preachers, and all that they need? [Refrain]

3. Then, while the mission ships glad tidings bring,
List! as that heathen band joyfully sing,
Over the ocean wave, oh, see them come,
Bringing the bread of life, guiding us home. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Over the ocean wave, far, far away
• Title: Over the Ocean Wave
• Author: Julia Sampson Haskell (1858)
• Refrain First Line: Pity them, pity them, Christians at home
• Language: English
• Source: Maynard's Selected Sabbath School Hymns, by Thomas Maynard (Utica, New York: Roberts, 4th edition, 1858)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Over the ocean wave, far, far away]
• Composer: William Batchelder Bradbury
• Incipit: 32117 65132 32117
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Public Domain