WANDERER from thy Father's home, So full of sin, so far away, Wilt thou any longer roam? Oh, wilt thou not return to-day? @3Wilt@1 thou? Oh, He knows it all, Thy Father sees, He meets thee here! @3Wilt@1 thou? Hear His tender call, 'Return, return!' while He is near. He is here! His loving voice Hath reached thee, though so far away! He is waiting to rejoice, O wandering one, o'er thee to-day. Waiting, waiting to bestow His perfect pardon, full and free; Waiting, waiting till thou know His wealth of love for thee, for thee! Rise and go! Thy Father waits To welcome and receive and bless; Thou shalt tread His palace gates In royal robes of righteousness. Thine shall be His heart of love, And thine His smile, and thine His home, Thine His joy, all joys above— O wandering child, no longer roam! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE AFRICAN CHIEF by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT OLNEY HYMNS: 9. THE CONTRITE HEART by WILLIAM COWPER HOME (2) by EDGAR ALBERT GUEST RELIEVING GUARD by FRANCIS BRET HARTE BOY BRITTAN [FEBRUARY 8, 1862] by BYRON FORCEYTHE WILLSON |