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Text:Father, I Have Wandered Far
Tune:[Father, I have wander'd far]

35. Father, I Have Wandered Far

1 Father, I have wander'd far,
O, be now my guiding star,
Draw my footsteps back to thee,
Set my struggling spirit free;
Save me from the doubts that roll
O'er the darkness of my soul.
Let one ray of truth illume
And dispel the thick'ning gloom!
God of truth and peace and love,
Hear my prayer,
Draw my restless thoughts above,
Keep them there, O keep them there.

2 Father, save me at this hour,
From the tempter's fearful pow'r,
Purify the hidden springs
Of my wild imaginings;
I have thought till thought is pain,
Search'd for peace till search is vain;
Out of thee I cannot
Rest for the immortal mind;
Now I come to thee for aid,
Peace restore.
Let my soul on Thee be stay'd,
Evermore, Forevermore.

Text Information
First Line: Father, I have wander'd far
Title: Father, I Have Wandered Far
Publication Date: 1862
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Father, I have wander'd far]
Key: Eā™­ Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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