What Heavenly Music

What heav­en­ly mu­sic steals ov­er the sea!

Entrancing the sens­es like sweet me­lo­dy!

’Tis the voice of the an­gels

borne soft on the air;

For me they are sing­ing; their wel­come I hear.

On the banks of old Jor­dan

here gaz­ing I stand

And ear­nest­ly long­ing

I stretch forth my hand;

Send a con­voy of an­gels

dear Je­sus

I pray!

Let me join that sweet mu­sic; come

take me away.

Though dark are the wa­ters and rough is the wave

If Je­sus per­mit

the wild surg­es I’ll brave;

For that heav­en­ly music hath ra­vished me so

I must join in that chor­us! I’ll go! Let me go.