Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.) ‎#281

281. I Was A Wandering Sheep

1 I was a wandering sheep,
I did not love the fold,
I did not love my Shepherd's voice,
I would not be controlled;
I was a wayward child,
I did not love my home,
I did not love my Father's voice,
I loved afar to roam.

2 The Shepherd sought His sheep,
The Father sought His child;
They followed me o'er vale and hill,
O'er deserts waste and wild:
They found me nigh to death,
Famished, and faint, and lone;
They bound me with the bands of love
They saved the wandering one.

3 I was a wandering sheep,
I would not be controlled;
But now I love my Shepherd's voice,
I love, I love the fold!
I was a wayward child;
I once preferred to roam;
But now I love my Father's voice,
I love, I love His home!

Text Information

• First Line: I was a wandering sheep
• Title: I Was A Wandering Sheep
• Author: Horatius Bonar (1857)
• Meter: 6, 6, 8, 6, 6, 6, 8, 6.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1928
• Topic: Spiritual Songs: The Call

Tune Information

• Name: [I was a wandering sheep]
• Composer: John Zundel (1855)
• Meter: 6,6,8,6,6,6,8,6
• Key: F Major