Church Book ‎#360

360. Weary of wandering from my God

1 Weary of wandering from my God,
And now made willing to return,
I hear, and bow me to the rod;
For Thee, not without hope, I mourn:
I have an Advocate above,
A Friend before the throne of Love.

2 O Jesus, full of truth and grace,
More full of grace than I of sin;
Yet once again I seek Thy face,
Open Thine arms and take me in;
And freely my backslidings heal,
And love the faithless sinner still.

3 Thou know'st the way to bring me back,
My fallen spirit to restore;
O, for Thy truth and mercy's sake,
Forgive, and bid me sin no more:
The ruins of my soul repair,
And make my heart a house of prayer.

Text Information

• First Line: Weary of wandering from my God
• Author: C. Wesley (1749)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: The Order of Salvation: Repentance; Sundays in Lent; Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Alternate tune: #289

Tune Information

• Name: WER NUR DEN LIEBEN GOTT LÄSZT WALTEN
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: a minor
• Notes: Composer from index: Geo. Neumark, 1657