Over the bil­lows, o­ver the sea,
Cometh the good ship on­ward so free;
Brother in Je­sus, ov­er the sea,
Bringeth the good ship safe to the lea.

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Over the bil­lows, ov­er the sea,
Friends of the child­ren wel­come shall be;
Brother in Je­sus, faith­ful and true,
Hearts full of wel­come are wait­ing for you.

Cometh the greet­ing, words of good cheer,
Cometh the god-speed un­to us here;
Bidding us la­bor, learn­ing to wait,
Working for Jesus, ear­ly and late.

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Counting our plea­sures, all things but loss;
Winning the lost ones un­to the cross:
Soldier of Je­sus, ov­er the sea,
Bearer of tid­ings, wel­come shall be.

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Over the wa­ters clasp­ing warm hands;
Kind ties and holy bind­ing two lands;
You of the old­en, we of the new,
All in one ar­my, let us be true.

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