Afar from God

Afar from Heav’n thy feet have wandered;

Afar from God thy soul has strayed;

His gifts in sin thy hand has squandered

Yet still in love He calls thee home.

Thy God is near thee—tell thy story

For He will hear thy tale of sorrows;

Thy God is near thee—full of mercy

And He will welcome thy return.

Thy feet have found sin’s way is thorny;

Thy heart has found its pleasures vain;

Thou hast grown weary

and about thee

The gloom has spread of dark despair.

The broken heart the Lord will favor;

The contrite spirit He will bless;

He came to be the lost one’s Savior;

He came to be the sinner’s friend.

Tell out thy need

and He’ll befriend thee;

Pour out thy heart’s deep grief to Him;

His boundless love

unmeasured mercy

His free forgiveness

are for thee.