The phrase "wandering" resonates through 12 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
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...Plead now at mercy’s gate
For each poor wandering one;
Soon it will be too late,...
Plead now at mercy’s gate
For each poor wandering one;
Soon it will be too late,
...Think of its plenteous store;
Think of thy sinful, wandering way,
Then come, and roam no more....
Think of its plenteous store;
Think of thy sinful, wandering way,
Then come, and roam no more.
...O where are My straying sheep?
O wandering sheep, come home;
O wandering sheep, come home;...
O where are My straying sheep?
O wandering sheep, come home;
O wandering sheep, come home;
...O where are My straying sheep?
O wandering sheep, come home;
O wandering sheep, come home;...
O where are My straying sheep?
O wandering sheep, come home;
O wandering sheep, come home;
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Welcome home, O wandering child,
Leave sin’s mountain dark and wild;...
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Welcome home, O wandering child,
Leave sin’s mountain dark and wild;
...See, the Father meets him out upon the way,
Welcoming His weary, wandering child.
Glory! Glory! How the angels sing:...
See, the Father meets him out upon the way,
Welcoming His weary, wandering child.
Glory! Glory! How the angels sing:
...Through each perplexing path of life
Our wandering footsteps guide;
Give us each day our daily bread,...
Through each perplexing path of life
Our wandering footsteps guide;
Give us each day our daily bread,
...The fold is now open, the Shepherd is calling,
Poor wandering sinner, come in.
The fold is now open, the Shepherd is calling,...
The fold is now open, the Shepherd is calling,
Poor wandering sinner, come in.
The fold is now open, the Shepherd is calling,
...And broke the fold of God,
Each wandering in a different way,
But all the downward road....
And broke the fold of God,
Each wandering in a different way,
But all the downward road.
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Where is my wandering boy tonight—
The boy of my tenderest care,...
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Where is my wandering boy tonight—
The boy of my tenderest care,
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I was a wandering sheep,
I did not love the fold;...
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I was a wandering sheep,
I did not love the fold;
...O Shepherd so loving, we ask Thee to keep,
From highways and hedges, Thy wandering sheep.
Christ, Christ, O seek Thou, we pray,...
O Shepherd so loving, we ask Thee to keep,
From highways and hedges, Thy wandering sheep.
Christ, Christ, O seek Thou, we pray,
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