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5784 | The Cyber Hymnal#5785 | 5786 |
Text: | Return, O Wanderer, Return |
Author: | William B. Collyer |
Tune: | RETURN (Squires) |
Composer: | William Henry Squires |
Media: | MIDI file |
1. Return, O wanderer, return,
And seek an injured Father’s face;
Those warm desires that in thee burn
Were kindled by reclaiming grace.
2. Return, O wanderer, return,
And seek a Father’s melting heart,
Whose pitying eyes thy grief discern,
Whose hand can heal thine inward smart.
3. Return, O wanderer, return,
He heard thy deep repentant sigh,
He saw thy softened spirit mourn
When no intruding ear was nigh.
4. Return, O wanderer, return,
Thy Savior bids thy spirit live;
Go to His bleeding feet, and learn
How freely Jesus can forgive.
5. Return, O wanderer, return,
And wipe away the falling tear;
’Tis God who says, No longer mourn,
’Tis mercy’s voice invites thee near.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Return, O wanderer, return |
Title: | Return, O Wanderer, Return |
Author: | William B. Collyer (1812) |
Meter: | LM |
Language: | English |
Source: | Hymns (London: 1812) |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | RETURN (Squires) |
Composer: | William Henry Squires (1895) |
Meter: | LM |
Incipit: | 12343 26713 33223 |
Key: | A♭ Major |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Media | |
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Adobe Acrobat image: | Adobe Acrobat image (Cyber Hymnal) |
MIDI file: | MIDI File (Cyber Hymnal) |
Noteworthy Composer score: | Noteworthy Composer score (Cyber Hymnal) |
XML score: | XML score |