Over the roll­ing sea,
Many the voic­es ap­pealing to me;
Groping in the dark­ness they,
And to us for light they pray;
O, their cry rings pi­te­ous­ly
O’er the waves of the deep, roll­ing sea.
Over the roll­ing sea,
Over the roll­ing sea!

Refrain

Over the sea, call­ing to me,
There with­out Je­sus the mill­ions I see;
Over the sea, plead­ing with me,
Shall I not an­swer the pi­ti­ful plea?

Over the roll­ing sea,
Millions are per­ish­ing, Lord, with­out Thee;
We are blessed with Gos­pel light,
While they grope in hea­then night,
And we send not, O the shame!
Help to them in the Sa­vior’s dear name,
Over the roll­ing sea,
Over the roll­ing sea!

Refrain

Over the roll­ing sea,
There is a mis­sion of mer­cy for me;
Souls by years of sin de­praved
By my ef­forts may be saved,
If I help to send the light
To the peo­ple now sha­dowed in night
Over the roll­ing sea,
Over the roll­ing sea!

Refrain