Brother, Hast Thou Wandered Far?

Brother

hast thou wan­dered far

From thy Fa­ther’s hap­py home

With thy­self and God at war?

Turn thee

bro­ther; home­ward come.

Hast thou wast­ed all the pow­ers

God for no­ble us­es gave?

Squandered life’s most gold­en hours?

Turn thee

bro­ther; God can save!

Is a migh­ty fa­mine now

In thy heart and in thy soul?

Discontent up­on thy brow?

Turn thee; God will make thee whole.

He can heal thy bit­ter­est wound

He thy gent­lest pray­er can hear;

Seek Him

for He may be found;

Call up­on Him; He is near.