Text: | Afar from God |
Author: | R. Slater |
Tune: | [Afar from heav’n thy feet have wandered] |
Composer: | Robert Harkness |
1 Afar from heav’n thy feet have wander’d,
Afar from God thy soul has stray’d;
His gifts in sin thy hand has squander’d,
Yet still in love He calls thee home.
Refrain:
Thy God is near thee; tell thy story,
For He will hear thy tale of sorrow;
Thy God is near thee; full of mercy,
And He will welcome thy return.
2 Thy feet have found sin’s way is thorny,
Thy heart has found its pleasures vain;
Thou hast grown weary, and about thee
The gloom has spread of dark despair. [Refrain]
3 The broken heart the Lord will favor,
The contrite spirit He will bless;
He came to be the lost one’s Saviour,
He came to be the sinner’s Friend. [Refrain]
4 Tell out thy need, and He’ll befriend thee;
Pour out thy heart’s deep grief to Him;
His boundless love, unmeasured mercy,
His free forgiveness, are for thee. [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Afar from heav’n thy feet have wandered |
Title: | Afar from God |
Author: | R. Slater |
Refrain First Line: | Thy God is near thee; tell thy story |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1908 |
Notes: | Public Domain. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [Afar from heav’n thy feet have wandered] |
Composer: | Robert Harkness |
Notes: | Public Domain. |
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