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Crossing the Bar1
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of 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;
For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my pilot2 face to face
When I have crossed the bar.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
1 "Crossing
the bar" refers to the death of a mariner. The phrase has its
origin in the fact that most rivers and bays develop a sandbar
across their entrances, and 'crossing the bar' meant leaving the
safety of the harbor for the unknown
2 Pilot: allusion to God |
