The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5850

5850. Return, O Wanderer, to Thy Home

1. Return, O wanderer, to thy home,
Thy Father calls for thee;
No longer now an exile roam,
In guilt and misery:
Return, return!

2. Too long the loathsome fields of sin
Thy fruitless toil have known:
No wholesome bread! no voice of kin!
No home to call thine own!
Return, return!

3. Thy Father stands with outstretched hands,
He gave His Son for thee:
Poor soul, from sin’s enthralling bands
He longs to see thee free.
Return, return!

4. Arise, stand up and homeward turn,
No longer dwell apart;
His mighty love will never spurn
One humble contrite heart.
Return, return!

5. Our Father’s house is full of bliss,
And there is room for all;
He welcomes with forgiving kiss:
O, hear His loving call!
Return, return!

6. The feast of joys awaits thee there,
The precious robe and ring;
O haste Thy Father’s gifts to share,
O haste His praise to sing:
Return, return!

Text Information

• First Line: Return, O wanderer, to thy home
• Title: Return, O Wanderer, to Thy Home
• Author: Thomas Hastings (1831)
• Meter: 86.86.4
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: INVITATION (HASTINGS), Thomas Hastings, 1784-1872

Tune Information

• Name: RETURN (Monk)
• Composer: William Henry Monk (1871)
• Meter: 86.86.4
• Incipit: 35176 52156 22223
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Scottish Hymnal, 1871
• Copyright: Public Domain