One even­ing while bur­dened with care,
Opposing my Sav­ior so fair,
A sin­ner, a hu­man dis­guis­èd,
One lone­ly, for­sak­en, des­pised.

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Christ who was cru­ci­fied,
In love’s com­pass­ion cried,
Come home, My err­ing child,
I’ll make thee whole;
O’er me the peace­ful dove
Spread the broad wings of love;
Longed I for Heav’n above,
Home of the soul.

Tho’ wea­ry of earth’s fierc­est din,
Arrayed in the gar­ments of sin,
I held to my sad un­be­lief,
But should have been seek­ing re­lief.

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Now find­ing my hopes were in vain,
That Christ for the sin­ner was slain,
Then I who had wan­dered as­tray,
Returned to my Sav­ior’s own way.

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