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 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Querns (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

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