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Thou wanderer turn, forget no more
Him who thy sins and sorrows bore;
Let every idol be forgot
But him, thy Lord, forget thou not.
Did he a mortal body take
Thy guilt to bear, thy chains to break?
Did he discharge thy dreadful debt?
And canst thou all his love forget?
Forget him not, who left his throne,
And for thy life gave up his own;
All thy ungrateful wanderings mourn;
And with new love to him return.
Infinite love and mercy shine
In him who makes all blessings thine;
And wilt thou be ungrateful yet?
Canst thou his matchless love forget?
Ah no, till life itself depart,
Be his name dearest to thy heart;
Love him with constant love, then rise
With saints to adore him in the skies.
And when all earthly joys expire,
When earth itself is wrapped in fire,
His kindness will the wreck survive,
His love through endless ages live.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Bible Refs:
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Ps 23:3; Rev 2:4-5;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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| 1853 | # 576 |
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