O Sav­ior, we pray Thee, send out Thy sweet light,
Far ov­er the wide heav­ing sea;
The na­tions in dark­ness are long­ing for day,
The is­lands, the is­lands are wait­ing for Thee.

Refrain

They are wait­ing for Thee, they are wait­ing for Thee,
In the hour of their sad­ness they are wait­ing for Thee;
O Sav­ior, we pray Thee, send out Thy sweet light,
The is­lands, the is­lands are wait­ing for Thee.

Inspire with Thy pre­sence, O Sav­ior di­vine,
Thy peo­ple who know of Thy love,
That forth to the hea­then afar may be borne
The mes­sage, the mes­sage of grace from ab­ove.

Refrain

O send now, we pray Thee, some her­ald of Thine,
Some soul that with peace Thou hast blessed,
O bid Him go forth to the hea­then in chains,
And tell them, and tell them of Je­sus and rest.

Refrain