1 A wanderer weary o’er the toilsome way,
I long for fountains pure and sweet,
I seek in the shade of Elim’s cooling palms,
To find a safe and calm retreat.
Chorus:
I would linger, I would linger,
At the fountain pure and cool and sweet,
I would linger, I would linger,
In the love of Christ is rest complete.
2 Oh long have I groaned beneath my load of care,
A pilgrim in a stranger land,
I cried for a friend who would my burden share,
Yet no one reached a helping hand. [Chorus]
3 I called till the sunset in the golden west,
Betokened daylight near its close,
A soft whisper said, “Oh come to Me and rest,
In Me thy soul shall find repose.” [Chorus]
Source: Gems and Jewels #60