I cross the nar­row sea

The phrase "I cross the nar­row sea" resonates through 2 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“I cross the nar­row sea”· 2 hymns found
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There are depths of love that I can­not know
And when at last, my la­bor o’er,

I cross the nar­row sea

There are heights of joy that I may not reach
Grant, Lord, that on the oth­er shore

I Am Thine, O Lord

Lyricist: Fanny Crosby, 1875
Composer: Howard Doane
Hymn 1

...There are depths of love that I can­not know

Till I cross the nar­row sea;

There are heights of joy that I may not reach...

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There are depths of love that I can­not know

Till I cross the nar­row sea;

There are heights of joy that I may not reach

I Am Thine, O Lord

The Eye of Faith

Lyricist: J. J. Maxfield, 1891
Composer: William Ogden
Hymn 2

...And when at last, my la­bor o’er,

I cross the nar­row sea,

Grant, Lord, that on the oth­er shore...

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And when at last, my la­bor o’er,

I cross the nar­row sea,

Grant, Lord, that on the oth­er shore

The Eye of Faith

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