Coronation Hymns ‎#90

90. O Wanderer Come Home

1 O why have you wandered so far from the right way?
Come home, come home;
The path you should tread is a safe way, bright way,
Come home, come home.

Chorus:
O wanderer, come, hear the Father entreat you,
Come home, come home;
He waits at the portals of heaven to greet you,
Come home, come home.

2 O think of the love that forever is calling,
Come home, come home;
The road is so rough, and the darkness is falling,
Come home, come home. [Chorus]

3 O grieve not the heart that forever is yearning,
Come home, come home;
God keeps in heav'n's window a light always burning,
Come home, come home. [Chorus]

4 O turn from the pathway of doubt and of danger,
Come home, come home;
And be to thy Father no longer a stranger,
Come home, come home. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: O why have you wandered so far from the right way?
• Title: O Wanderer Come Home
• Author: Eben E. Rexford
• Refrain First Line: O wanderer come hear the Father entreat you
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1913

Tune Information

• Name: [O why have you wandered so far from the right way?]
• Composer: Samuel W. Beazley