The Chorus of Praise ‎#36

36. Come Home To-Night

1 O soul astray and weary with wand’ring far abroad,
From ways all dark and dreary, come home! come hot to God!
The Christ whose love hath bought thee doth kindly thee invite;
His mercy long hath sought thee: come home, come home tonight.

Refrain:
Come home, come home,
O hear His tender pleading come home tonight,
Come home, come home,
O hear His tender pleading, come home, come home tonight.

2 What tho’ thy sins like mountains rise up to bar the way,
And tho’ not all earth’s fountains Thy stain can wash away,
He bought with cruel bleeding for thee the glorious right
To prove His love, exceeding, come home, come home tonight. [Refrain]

3 Come home! He waits to meet thee, nor will He harshly chide;
With tend’rest love He’ll greet thee and take thee to His side;
From haunts of fear and sadness, from sin’s corroding blight,
To light, and joy, and gladness, He’ll welcome thee tonight. [Refrain]

4 O linger not, nor doubt Him, but come while yet you may;
No soul is saved without Him, He is the only way;
O haste to seek his favor ere mercy takes its flight,
Arise and say, “My Saviour, I will come home tonight.” [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O soul astray and weary with wand'ring far abroad
• Title: Come Home To-Night
• Author: Ida M. Budd
• Refrain First Line: Come home, come home
• Publication Date: 1898

Tune Information

• Name: [O soul astray and weary with wand'ring far abroad]
• Composer: Chas. H. Gabriel