Voices of Praise ‎#273

273. I was wandering and weary

1 I was wandering and weary
When my Saviour came unto me,
For the ways of sin grew dreary,
And the world had ceased to woo me;
And I thought I heard Him say,
As He came along His way -
"O silly souls come near me,
My sheep shall never fear Me,
I am the Shepherd true.

2 At first I would not hearken,
And put off till the morrow;
But life began to darken,
And I was sick with sorrow;
And I thought I heard Him say,
As He came along His way -
"O silly souls come near me,
My sheep shall never fear Me,
I am the Shepherd true.

3 At last I stopped to listen,
His voice could not deceive me;
I saw His kind eyes glisten,
So anxious to relieve me;
And I thought I heard Him say,
As He came along His way--
"O silly souls," &c.

4 He took me on His shoulder,
And tenderly He kissed me;
He bade my love grow bolder,
And said how He had missed me.
And I'm sure I heard Him say,
As He went along His way -
"O silly souls come near me,
My sheep shall never fear Me,
I am the Shepherd true.

5 I thought His love would weaken
As more and more He knew me,
But it burneth like a beacon,
And its light and heat go through me.
And I ever hear Him say,
As He goes along His way -
"O silly souls come near me,
My sheep shall never fear Me,
I am the Shepherd true.

6 Let us do then, dearest brothers,
What will best and longest please us,
Follow not the way of others,
But trust ourselves to Jesus,
We shall ever hear Him say,
As He goes along His way -
"O silly souls come near me,
My sheep shall never fear Me,
I am the Shepherd true.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: I was wandering and weary
• Meter: P. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1883

Tune Information

• Name: S. HELIER
• Meter: P. M.
• Key: G Major