Crossing the Bar

Crossing the Bar is the eleventh track on Between Wind and Water.

Originally a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, about which a great deal has been written in the literary community.

Reputed to have been first set to music by Rani Arbo in the 1990s, numerous other arrangements have been made but the Arbo version persists and is the version closest to the arrangement used by the Longest Johns.

### Factoids

Near the time of his death, Tennyson requested that his son have "Crossing the Bar" published at the end of all future publishing of his work.

## Lyrics

The Longest Johns remain faithful to the original text of the work, but include the chorus format used by Arbo.

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> Sunset and evening star,
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> And one clear call for me,
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> And may there be no moaning of the bar,
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> When I put out to sea
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> When I put out to sea,
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> When I put out to sea,
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> And may there be no moaning of the bar,
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> When I put out to sea
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> But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
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> Too full for sound and foam,
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> When that which drew from out the boundless deep,
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> Turns again home.
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> Turns again home,
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> Turns again home,
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> That which drew from out the boundless deep,
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> Turns again home
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> Twilight and evening bell,
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> And after that the dark!
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> And may there be no sadness of farewell,
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> When I embark;
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> For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place
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> The flood may bear me far,
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> I hope to see my pilot face to face
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> When I have crost the bar.
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> When I have crost the bar,
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> when I have crost the bar,
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> I hope to see my pilot face to face,
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> When I have crost the bar
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## Recordings

#### Streaming/Purchase

* Amazon Music
* Apple Music/iTunes
* Bandcamp
* Deezer
* Pandora
* Spotify

#### Gig Videos

* Todmorden-on-sea Shanty Festival 2019
* Bie Daip - Appingedam (24 Aug 2019)
* Perranporth Shout 2018
* The Three Tuns - Bristol (29 Nov 2018)

#### Full Band Streams

* Christmas Party with The Longest Johns!!! (19 Dec 2018)
* The Longest Johns and Friends, April. w/Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith (30 Apr 2019)
* The Longest Johns Save the Day! Or maybe just sing and chat... (29 Apr 2020)
* Welcome to the Live Stream, We've got Fun and Sings! (22 Jul 2020)
* 100k Subscriber Thank You Stream (19 Aug 2020)
* It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Streams-mas (16 Dec 2020)
* Cadbury Stream Egg (13 Apr 2022)
* Streamage Mutant Ninja Turtles (3 May 2022)
* Exstream Close-up (31 May 2022)
* Heinz Baked Stream (14 Sep 2022)
* A Midsummer Nights Stream (5 Jul 2023)
* Ghost in the Mastream (30 Aug 2023)

#### Gaming Streams

* The Longest Johns Play Sea of Thieves but the servers die and we sing anyway (20 Mar 2018)
* Sea of Sings on a Friday evening, oh what a salty sight to sea - 03/07/2020
* Boat! Boat! Boat! Boat! Boat! - 21/08/2020
* Sea of Sings! with AsylumGC8! SHANT! - 31/10/2020
* Let's do a sing and get in the sea !drops - 11/12/2020
* Giveaway giveaways - Let's get in the sea - 01/03/2021
* Four men and a baby. (The baby is our ship) - 10/05/2021
* Safe and sound at home again, let the waters roar, chat! - 24/05/2021
* Friday funtime happy murder party! with Kharites & Krotukk - 13/08/2021
* Pirate stuff GO! - 24/09/2021