Come Back to God
Authors: Lanta Wilson Smith • Composers: J.M. Black • Meter: 9.8.9.8. with refrain • Language: English • Formats: lyrics, png • Copyright: Free PNG, Public Domain • Years: 1906
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1. Far out on the cold, barren mountain,
Or lost in the byways of sin,
How many are helplessly dying
That kindness and mercy would win.
Chorus:
O wand’rer, (O wand’rer, come home,) come home, (O wand’rer, come home,)
Forsake the rough paths you have trod,
The angels are hovering round you,
Have courage to come back to God.
2. No matter how far you have wandered
By forces of evil beguiled,
God knows ev’ry step of the journey,
He’s never forgotten His child.
3. The pleasures of sin have deceived you,
The world has held many a snare,
The dreams that were brightest and dearest
Have ended in sorrow and care.
4. How oft to your heart he has spoken
When far from his side you would roam;
Forgiveness and welcome are waiting;
“My child you are weary come home.”