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Won't You Come Back Home?
Author: James Rowe Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: Soul astray in darkness, bowed by sin and woe Refrain First Line: Won't you come to Jesus, won't come back home Lyrics: 1 Soul astray in darkness, bowed by sin and woe,
One still dearly loves you, tho’ you downward go;
Tenderly He calls you in the gath’ring gloom,
Hear Him sweetly pleading “Won't you come back home?”
Refrain:
Won’t you come to Jesus, won’t come back home?
Still He dearly loves you and is pleading, "Come;"
Grieve His heart no longer, cease from Him to roam,
All shall be forgiven, "Won't you come back home?"
2 Tho’ from Him you wander, under sin's control,
Ever He is yearning for your wayward soul;
Arms of love are open, why despairing roam
From the one that loves you, “Won't you come back home?”[Refrain]
3 Think how He has suffered just to prove His love,
Even now a mansion He prepares above;
Even while you wander on to endless doom;
Won’t you try to love Him? “Won't you come back home?” [Refrain]
4 Swift the day is speeding; night is coming on;
Turn, while Jesus calls you, hope will soon be gone;
In the path before you lies the yawning tomb;
Won’t you love the Savior? “Won't you come back home?” [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Soul astray in darkness, bowed by sin and woe]
Won't You Come Back Home?
[Soul astray in darkness, bowed by sin and woe]
Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: De Loss Smith Incipit: 33216 55672 16216 Used With Text: Won't You Come Back Home?
[Soul astray in darkness, bowed by sin and woe]
Won't You Come Back Home?
Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Christian Gospel Hymns #14 (1909) First Line: Soul astray in darkness, bowed by sin and woe Refrain First Line: Won't you come to Jesus, won't come back home Lyrics: 1 Soul astray in darkness, bowed by sin and woe,
One still dearly loves you, tho’ you downward go;
Tenderly He calls you in the gath’ring gloom,
Hear Him sweetly pleading “Won't you come back home?”
Refrain:
Won’t you come to Jesus, won’t come back home?
Still He dearly loves you and is pleading, "Come;"
Grieve His heart no longer, cease from Him to roam,
All shall be forgiven, "Won't you come back home?"
2 Tho’ from Him you wander, under sin's control,
Ever He is yearning for your wayward soul;
Arms of love are open, why despairing roam
From the one that loves you, “Won't you come back home?”[Refrain]
3 Think how He has suffered just to prove His love,
Even now a mansion He prepares above;
Even while you wander on to endless doom;
Won’t you try to love Him? “Won't you come back home?” [Refrain]
4 Swift the day is speeding; night is coming on;
Turn, while Jesus calls you, hope will soon be gone;
In the path before you lies the yawning tomb;
Won’t you love the Savior? “Won't you come back home?” [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Soul astray in darkness, bowed by sin and woe]
Won't You Come Back Home?
Won't You Come Back Home?
Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Songs of the King #8 (1906) First Line: Soul astray in darkness, bowed by sin and woe Refrain First Line: Won't you come to Jesus, won't come back home? Languages: English Tune Title: [Soul astray in darkness, bowed by sin and woe]
Won't You Come Back Home?
Won't You Come Back Home?
Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 2 #71 (1930) First Line: Soul astray in darkness, bowed by sin and woe Refrain First Line: Won't you come to Jesus, won't come back home Languages: English Tune Title: [Soul astray in darkness, bowed by sin and woe]
Won't You Come Back Home?
James Rowe
1865 - 1933 Author of "Won't You Come Back Home?" in Christian Gospel Hymns Pseudonym: James S. Apple.
James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)
James Rowe
DeLoss Smith
1875 - 1939 Person Name: De Loss Smith Composer of "[Soul astray in darkness, bowed by sin and woe]" in Christian Gospel Hymns Smith, DeLoss. (1875?--March 16, 1939, Missoula, Montana). Attended Eureka College, Illinois. Associated with William H. Boles and Charles Reign Scoville. Moved to New York City in 1907; director of music at Central Church, New York City, and Central Church, Des Moines, Iowa. Joined the music faculty at Columbia University, and in 1915 was elected to position of dean at the School of Music at the University of Montana at Missoula.
--Tina Schneider, from obituary in the DNAH Archives
DeLoss Smith
