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Gospel Hymns & Songs · No. 157
Wandering Child O Come Home
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A late 19th-century American gospel revival hymn that pictures a loving Father calling wayward souls back home, drawing on the familiar prodigal-son theme and nautical imagery of a storm-tossed vessel seeking safe harbor. It was likely part of the Sankey-era Gospel Hymns tradition of evangelistic invitation songs.
Verse 1
Have you wandered away from your Father's care,
Heavy hearted and sad do you roam?
There's a sweet gentle voice calling now to you
Wand-ring child, wand'ring child, O come home.
Chorus
Child, come home, child come home,
Wand'ring child, why longer roam?
'Tis thy Father entreats
Wand'ring child, O come home.
Verse 2
Is your frail bark adrift on life's raging sea,
Are you tossed on its billows and foam?
There's a safe harbor home, waiting now for you
Wand-ring child, wand'ring child, O come home.
Chorus
Child, come home, child come home,
Wand'ring child, why longer roam?
'Tis thy Father entreats
Wand'ring child, O come home.
Verse 3
He is pleading today, heed His gentle voice,
As He bids you no longer to roam,
To that dear Father's house haste without delay--
Wand-ring child, wand'ring child, O come home.
Chorus
Child, come home, child come home,
Wand'ring child, why longer roam?
'Tis thy Father entreats
Wand'ring child, O come home.
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