Uplifting Songs ‎#149

149. When Are You Coming Home?

1 O soul far away in the wilderness straying,
When are you coming home?
The Spirit is pleading, and lov’d ones are praying,
When are you coming home?
In vain on the husks of the world you are feeding,
In vain you seek rest, your feet weary and bleeding,
Your rest is not there, it is Jesus you’re needing,
When are you coming home?

Refrain:
When, when, when are you coming?
When are you coming home?
A feast He will spread, as a son to receive you,
When are you coming home?

2 How long you’ve neglected God’s gift of salvation!
When are you coming home?
How often you’ve slighted His great invitation;
When are you coming home?
O think of your childhood, of life’s fair beginning,
And think of the years you have wasted with sinning,
And think of the cross with its infinite meaning,
When are you coming home? [Refrain]

3 Your Father in heaven is looking and yearning,
When are you coming home?
His welcome and pardon await your returning,
When are you coming home?
The night fast approacheth, the shadows are falling,
And ere long will follow the darkness appalling,
O listen for God is still tenderly calling,
When are you coming home? [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O soul far away in the wilderness straying
• Title: When Are You Coming Home?
• Author: T. O. Chisholm
• Refrain First Line: When, when when are you coming?
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Invitation and Decision

Tune Information

• Name: [O soul far away in the wilderness straying]
• Composer: C. Harold Lowden