Hymnal ‎#70

70. Weary of wandering from my God

1 Weary of wandering from my God,
And now made willing to return,
I hear and bow me to the rod;
For Thee, not without hope, I mourn:
I have an Advocate above,
A Friend before the throne of love.

2 O Jesu, full of pardoning grace--
More full of grace than I of sin;
Yet once again I seek Thy face:
Open Thine arms and take me in;
And freely my backslidings heal,
And love the faithless sinner still.

3 Thou know'st the way to bring me back,
My fallen spirit to restore;
O, for Thy truth and mercy's sake,
Forgive, and bid me sin no more:
The ruins of my soul repair,
And make my heart a house of prayer.

Text Information

• First Line: Weary of wandering from my God
• Meter: 8s., six lines.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1871
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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