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Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, Cal. · Sep 9, 1875

The Wanderer's Return.

"Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God; beloved, now are we the sons of God."—1 John 3:1, 2.

The wanderer no more will roam, The lost one to the fold hath come, The prodigal is welcomed home, O Lamb of God, in thee! Though clad in rags, by sin defiled, The Father hath embraced his child, And I am pardoned, reconciled, O Lamb of God, in thee! It is the Father's joy to bless, His love provides for me a dress, A robe of spotless righteousness, O Lamb of God, in thee! Now shall my famished soul be fed, A feast of love for me is spread, I feed upon the children's bread, O Lamb of God, in thee! Yea, in the fulness of his grace, He puts me in the children's place, Where I may gaze upon his face, O Lamb of God, in thee! I cannot half his love express, Yet, Lord! with joy my lips confess, This blessed portion I possess, O Lamb of God, in thee! It is thy precious name I bear, It is thy spotless robe I wear, Therefore the Father's love I share, O Lamb of God, in thee! And when I in thy likeness shine, The glory and the praise be thine, That everlasting joy is mine, O Lamb of God, in thee!

—Sel.