Crossing the Bar

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 and 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 though from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crossed the bar.

Life and Death Music

Christian Perspective:

The "moaning of the bar" is the sound of waves crashing against the sand bar that separates life and death.  "The flood may bear me far" is when the person is finally drifting over the sand bar and away from life.  "Twilight and evening bell, and after that the dark!"  Death has come, but "may there be no sadness of farewell, when I embark", here, the person wishes that no relatives or friends will grieve his death.  Most of all, though, the person wishes to see his Pilot face to face when he/she have crossed the bar.  God is the Pilot and when he calls for you, may there be no moaning of the bar when you put out to sea.