Consecrated Hymns ‎#142

142. Come Home as You Are

1 Come home as you are, who wander afar
In the fields of folly and sin.
Thy Father doth yearn to hail thy return
And bid thee a welcome within.

Refrain:
Then hasten away, O brother, today,
Thy Father is waiting for thee;
In thy storm beaten face, His own features trace
My son, forever with me.

2 The table is spread with bounties and bread,
Enough for thee and to spare;
And the husks of the swine will never be thine
While under His fatherly care. [Refrain]

3 The door is ajar, for all who afar
In sin have wander’d astray;
And the Father’s sweet smile, awaits thee awhile;
Then hasten, O hasten away. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Come home as you are, who wander afar
• Title: Come Home as You Are
• Author: Rev. J. L. Scott, D. D.
• Refrain First Line: Then hasten away, O brother, today
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1902
• Topic: Evangelistic; Invitation; Repentance; Salvation
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Come home as you are, who wander afar]
• Composer: Adam Geibel
• Notes: Now Public Domain.