I rather like this one I just ran across in the hymnary.org database.

O! Boatman, Row Me O'er the Stream
M. D. Sullivan

O! boatman, row me o'er the stream,
The cloud is rising near ;
And I must cross to yonder point,
Before the storm is here.
You cannot cross to yonder point,
The lightnings fiercely gleam ;
The wind is strong, no mortal arm
Can row across the stream.
The sun is set, the wind is strong,
The lightnings fiercely gleam,
And brave the heart, and strong the arm,
That rows across the stream.

O! boatman, row me o'er the stream,
The gale I fear it not ;
My gentle mother waits for me
Within our lowly cot.
Thy mother long shall watch for thee
In vain, thou daring child,
If thou shouldst tempt the rapid stream
Amid a storm so wild.
The sun is set, the wind is strong,
The lightnings fiercely gleam,
And brave the heart, and strong the arm
That rows across the stream.

O! boatman, row me o'er the stream,
And swift our boat shall glide ;
My Father holds the raging storm,
And calms the angry tide.
Then I will row thee o'er the stream
If God will be thy stay,
We 'll boldly ride before the storm ;
O! haste thee, child, away.
The sun is set, the tide is strong,
The lightnings fiercely gleam ;
We trust in Heaven, and boldly dare
The deep and rolling stream.

The Library of Congress has the original sheet music scanned here, and Hymnary.org has a hymnal instance scanned here.