Only wait­ing for the boat­man

"Only wait­ing for the boat­man" appears in 2 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.

“Only wait­ing for the boat­man”· 2 hymns found
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We are wait­ing on the shore,
I am wait­ing on the shore;

Only wait­ing for the boat­man

Soon he’ll come to bear us o’er.
To come and take me o’er;

Waiting by the River (Griffin)

lyricist: Mary Griffin, 1873
Composer: Asa Hull
Hymn 1

...We are wait­ing on the shore,

Only wait­ing for the boat­man,

Soon he’ll come to bear us o’er....

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We are wait­ing on the shore,

Only wait­ing for the boat­man,

Soon he’ll come to bear us o’er.

Waiting by the River (Griffin)

The Lord My Shepherd Is (Fitch)

lyricist: H. P. Fitch, 1905 Music: Henry Milford
Composer: Henry Milford
Hymn 2

...I am wait­ing on the shore;

Only wait­ing for the boat­man

To come and take me o’er;...

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I am wait­ing on the shore;

Only wait­ing for the boat­man

To come and take me o’er;

The Lord My Shepherd Is (Fitch)

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