The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9377

9377. Welcome Home

1 Welcome home, O wandering child,
Leave sin’s mountain dark and wild;
Hear the Father’s voice now bidding you return!
Worldly pleasures are but vain,
In their midst, O why remain?
Enter now the narrow way, its rapture learn!

Refrain:
Do you hear the invitation:
Welcome home, O wandering child!
For your soul there’s free salvation,
Welcome home today, O weary, wandering child.

2 Welcome home—O words of cheer,
Falling on the sinner’s ear;
Fully trust in Him, the only refuge true!
Whosoever will may come
Unto pardon, love, and home,
And be happy thro’ His wondrous grace anew. [Refrain]

3 Welcome home, the Savior stands
With extended, pleading hands;
Will you tarry, and His heart so tender grieve?
There is danger if you wait,
Since the hour is growing late,
Come today, behind you sin and sorrow leave. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Welcome home, O wandering child
• Title: Welcome Home
• Author: Nell Ray
• Refrain First Line: Do you hear the invitation
• Language: English
• Source: Telling Jesus (Hudson, NC: Teachers' Music Publishing Co., 1922)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Welcome home, O wandering child]
• Composer: Noble W. Ridgeway
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain