Sacred Songs No. 1 ‎#10

10. Come Home

1 O wand’rer on a dreary waste,
How dark thy life must be!
No home, no hope, no resting place,
On life's wide restless sea.

Refrain:
Come home, come home,
While open stands the gate;
Come home, come home,
O come ere it be too late.

2 O wand’rer on a desert wild,
Why wilt thou longer stay?
The sands of time are ebbing fast,
Thy Father calls today. [Refrain]

3 O wand’rer in a weary land,
Oppressed with want and woe,
Arise at once; O tarry not,
But to Thy Father go. [Refrain]

4 A step, a look, an act of faith,
A simple heart-felt pray'r,
Will bring thee to thy Father's home,
To dwell forever there. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O wand'rer on a dreary waste
• Title: Come Home
• Author: F. J. Crosby
• Refrain First Line: Come home, come home, while open stands the gate
• Publication Date: 1896
• Scripture:
  Luke 15:18
• Topic: Repentance

Tune Information

• Name: [O wanderer on a dreary waste]
• Composer: Geo. C. Stebbins