Welcome Home

Welcome home

O wan­der­ing child

Leave sin’s mount­ain dark and wild;

Hear the Fa­ther’s voice now

Bidding you re­turn!

Worldly plea­sures are but vain

In their midst

O why re­main?

Enter now the nar­row way

Its rap­ture learn!

Do you hear the in­vi­ta­tion:

Welcome home

O wan­der­ing child!

For your soul there’s free sal­va­tion

Welcome home to­day

O wea­ry

wan­der­ing child.

Welcome home—O words of cheer

Falling on the sin­ner’s ear;

Fully trust in Him

the

Only re­fuge true!

Whosoever will may come

Unto par­don

love

and home

And be hap­py thro’ His

Wondrous grace anew.

Welcome home

the Sav­ior stands

With ex­tend­ed

plead­ing hands;

Will you tar­ry

and His

Heart so ten­der grieve?

There is dan­ger if you wait

Since the hour is grow­ing late

Come to­day

be­hind you

Sin and sor­row leave.