Far o’er the Sea (Wilbur A. Christy)

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• (Posted 2023-10-03)  CPDL #75985:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-10-03).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 438 kB   Copyright: Personal

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Title: Far o’er the Sea
Composer: Wilbur A. Christy
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1898 S. W. Straub & Co.
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English text

Far o’er the stormy sea,
Loved ones have gone from me,
Now the days are dark and dreary,
And my heart is sad and weary,
While sad thoughts steal over me,
Of the restless, surging sea.
Sad thoughts steal over me,
Thoughts of the sea.

Blow fair, thou rising gale,
Swell every flying sail,
Ah, my heart with dread is aching,
Still my loved one, thou art taking,
Far away from home and me,
O’er the dark and treacherous sea,
Far, far from home and me,
Far o’er the sea.

Now every plaintive moan
Comes like a dirge for one;
Oh, may all the brave, true hearted,
Ere my hopes have all departed,
Soon be wafted back to me,
From the dark and gloomy sea,
Be wafted back to me,
Far o’er the sea.