Hymnal: The New Sabbath School Hosanna #34 (1870) Lyrics: 1 I was once a thoughtless wanderer,
Far away from God;
Earthly cares absorb'd and charm'd me,
Sinful paths I trod.
Some around me found their Saviour,
And from guilt were free;
Joyous were their hopes of heaven:
'Twas not so with me.
2 I was troubled with my burden,
Hard it was to bear;
Rest I sought, but could not find it,
Peace I could not share.
I had stray'd and sinn'd so often
Lost I seem'd to be;
Many were in Jesus happy:
'Twas not so with me.
3 Now, deliver'd from my burden,
Peace and joy are mine;
On my heart are ever falling
Beams of light divine.
I have sought and found my Saviour;
Dear he seems to be;
And as others loved and praised him,
Now 'tis so with me.
4 Sinner worn with grief and sorrow,
Come to Jesus now,
Let your heart with true repentance
Low before him bow;
He invites you, he entreats you,
"Sinner, come to me!"
And while others are rejoicing,
'Twill be so with me. Tune Title: REJOICING
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