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OUT ON THE MOUNTAIN

Scripture Verse

My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill. Yea, My flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth. Ezekiel 34:6

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Jo­se­phine Querns, in Bound­less Love (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Hall-Mack, 1896), page 13 (🔊 ).

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Lyrics

Far out on the mount­ain of sin I had wan­dered,
Far out on the mount­ain so drea­ry and cold;
When gently I heard a sweet voice to me call­ing,
Oh come back, thou lost one,
Come into the fold.

Refrain

Come home, come home,
The Sav­ior is watch­ing for thee;
Oh list to the voice that so sweet­ly is call­ing,
My love hath re­deemed thee, Oh come un­to Me.

So long I have sought thee, and pa­tient­ly wait­ed,
So long I have sought thee—Oh list­en to Me;
My love hath re­deemed thee,
Oh come back, dear lost one,
My love hath re­deemed thee,
Oh come un­to Me.

Refrain

Come all who are wan­der­ing, foot­sore and wea­ry,
Come trust in His love, ’tis so bound­less and free;
Oh hear His sweet voice as ’tis now gent­ly call­ing,
Oh come back, My loved one, Oh come un­to Me.

Refrain