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Come Home, My Child, Today
Author: Eliza M. Sherman Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Long I've wandered from the Master Refrain First Line: Like a strain of heavenly music
Come Home, My Child, Today
[Long I've wander'd from the Master]
Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: R. G. Staples Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 55451 23121 71432 Used With Text: Come home, my child, to-day
[Long I've wander'd from the Master]
Come home, my child, to-day
Author: Eliza M. Sherman Hymnal: Light and Life #14 (1881) First Line: Long I've wander'd from the Master Refrain First Line: Like a strain of heav'nly music Lyrics: 1 Long I've wander'd from the Master,
O'er the mountains far away,
But I hear his sweet voice calling,
Weary child, come home to-day.
Refrain:
Like a strain of heav'nly music,
From the land of endless day,
Comes that low, sweet voice entreating,
Come, my child, come home to-day.
2 Father, I am coming, coming,
Thy dear face I almost see;
Blessed tho't that tho' I wander'd,
Thou didst still remember me. [Refrain]
3 Father, tho' I am unworthy,
E'en to speak a name so sweet,
Bowing down in humble rev'rence,
I would worship at thy feet. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Long I've wander'd from the Master]
Come home, my child, to-day
Come Home, My Child, To-Day
Author: Eliza M. Sherman Hymnal: Loving Voices #113 (1887) First Line: Long I've wander'd from the Master Refrain First Line: Like a strain of heav'nly music Languages: English Tune Title: [Long I've wander'd from the Master]
Come Home, My Child, To-Day
Come Home My Child Today
Author: Eliza M. Sherman Hymnal: Fount of Blessing #42 (1880) First Line: Long I've wander'd from the Master Refrain First Line: Like a strain of heav'nly music Languages: English Tune Title: [Long I've wander'd from the Master]
Come Home My Child Today
R. G. Staples
b. 1833 Composer of "[Long I've wander'd from the Master]" in Light and Life Robert Griffin Staples. He was born Robert Griffin on January 24, 1833 in Washington DC. Both of his parents died in a carriage accident when he was an infant; he was then adopted by his mother's sister, Mary Ann King, and her husband, Samuel Johnson Staples and he was given the name Robert Griffin Staples. He was a captain in the Union Army during the Civil War and after the war was promoted to Major. He then worked as chief clerk in the Portsmouth United States Navy Yard. Religion was an important part of his life, as well as music. He died June 20, 1891 in Portsmouth, VA.
Dianne Shapiro, from Jean Brickey (great-granddaughter)
R. G. Staples
