Crowning Day No. 2 ‎#171

171. Come Back, Wanderer

1 O, homeless wand’rer, sad and lone,
An invitation, sweet, is giv’n;
Lay down your burden at His feet,
And claim a mansion, fair, in heav’n.

Refrain:
Come back, wand’rer, why longer stray?
Jesus, thy Saviour,
Calls thee today.
Come back, wand’rer, why longer stray?
Jesus, thy Saviour,
Calls thee today.

2 Why wander longer from thy God?
When saints and angels ever wait,
Thy quick turn, with crowns of gold,
And welcome at the golden gate. [Refrain]

3 To find the blissful paradise,
Thy feet should hasten on the way;
Nor tarry, ‘till the shades of night,
Are lost in an eternal day. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O homeless wand'rer, sad and lone
• Title: Come Back, Wanderer
• Author: Geo. P. Hott
• Refrain First Line: Come back, wand'rer, why longer stray?
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1896
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [O, homeless wanderer, sad and lone]
• Composer: E. T. Hildebrand
• Notes: Public Domain.