1 Come, wand'rer, to the Lamb of God,
And trust His all-atoning blood;
'Twill cover all thy sin from sight.
Welcome home, welcome home! O come tonight.
Refrain:
Come home tonight,
Come home tonight
And all thy guilt shall be forgiven;
Do not delay, His voice obey,
Come home, come home tonight.
2 Thy name may with the noble stand,
And be broadcast o'er all the land;
Man ne'er can read the heart aright.
Welcome home, welcome home! O come tonight. [Refrain]
3 Long as thou still His call refuse,
And heaven's profer'd grace abuse,
Thy soul is in a fearsome plight.
Welcome home, welcome home! O come tonight. [Refrain]
4 What if this night thy life should end,
Eternal years where wouldst thou spend?
In blackness of eternal night!
Welcome home, welcome home! O come tonight. [Refrain]
5 His Spirit, speaking to thy heart,
Will soon forevermore depart,
And take His everlasting flight.
Welcome home, welcome home! O come tonight. [Refrain]
6 O do not turn from God thy face,
Nor leave unsav'd this sacred place,
Till thou decide this question right
Welcome home, welcome home! O come tonight. [Refrain]
Source: His Fullness Songs #252
Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC.
Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include:
Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904)
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