We thank Thee, Lord, that pow­er is flow­ing,
Joy is coming, sor­row go­ing;
Thy ran­somed host is grow­ing, grow­ing,
But may the tide come in.

Refrain

Let the tide come in, let the tide come in;
Let the migh­ty flow be­gin,
Let it sweep away our sin;
Oh, let the heav’n­ly tide come in!

O, let Thy cross win ev­ery na­tion;
Send the people Thy sal­va­tion!
Among them show Thy new crea­tion;
Oh, may the tide come in.

Refrain

Life’s pre­cious hours are quick­ly fly­ing;
Men are dy­ing, ev­er dy­ing!
Thy plead­ing Church is cry­ing, cry­ing;
Now may the tide come in.

Refrain

We praise Thee for the tid­ings cheer­ing,
Signs of con­quest now ap­pear­ing;
The day of vic­to­ry is near­ing;
Thank God! the tide comes in.

Yes, the tide comes in,
Yes, the tide comes in;
Oh, the migh­ty flow be­gins,
And it sweeps away our sins!