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I am Coming Home.

ELISHA A, HOFFMAN.

J. H. HATHAWAY,

1. I have wandered very far away in folly and in sin, I have slight-ed ev-'ry call of grace and wast-ed all my years, weary of the old life and no more my feet shall stray,

2.

3.

I am

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And my feet have led me dis-tant far from home, But I'm home-sick,
And have reaped the bitter fruit of all my sin,
Nev - er more in sin and folly will I roam,

But in deep and
Weak and help-less

heartsick, longing now a new life to be - gin; Savior, wel-come

true

re-pent-ance I am com-ing,Lord,with tears; Now the work of

grace within my heart begin. I am com-ing home,dear Jesus, I am pentant child, I'm coming home. I

am com

ing

com - ing to be saved; I have long enough been wand'ring, by the

home,

am

com

ing

I am Coming Home.

pow'r of sin en-slaved; I am com-ing, com-ing home, I am

home,

com-ing,com-ing home, I am com-ing home, dear Jesus, to be saved.

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Something for Jesus.

S. D. PHELPS.

ROBERT LOWRY.

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1. Savior, thy dying love Thou gavest me,

Nor should I

My feeble

3. Give me a faithful heart-Like- ness to thee-That each de4. All that I am and have Thy gifts so free- In joy, in

My heart fulfill its vow,Some off'ring bring thee now, Some-thing for thee. Thy wondrous love declare,Some song to raise, or pray'r,Some-thing for thee. Some deed of kindness done, Some wand'rer sought and won, Some-thing for thee. My ransom'd soul shall be, Thro' all eterni - ty, Some-thing for thee.

We struggle in the darkness, And some-times pause to weep;
We cease our weak com-plain- ing,
Of him who left behind him
The face of Christ who loves thee,

Our lips, for shame, are still,
The print of bleeding feet?
He's ev er at thy side.

Then comes a thought to com

fort The heart, dis- cour-aged grown, And hearts that pain has tortured For get to make their moan, "I nev er will forsake thee! Dear child, when wea-ry grown, Reach out thy hand to find him, And lo! the mists have flown

He who trod Cal-v'ry's path way Never will leave thee alone. Re-mem-b'ring him who promised Never to leave us a - lone. Re-member I have promised Never to leave thee alone." He smiles, and whispers softly, "Never to leave thee a- - lone."

D.S.-He prom-ised nev-er to leave thee, Never to leave thee alone.

Make me pure and lowly,Sanctify me wholly, Let my cleansing be complete.

complete.

4 I am thirsting for the blessing, Let my cleansing be complete; My unholiness confessing,

Let my cleansing be complete.

5 Self and sin I come bemoaning,
Let my cleansing be complete;
Wash me in the blood atoning,
Let my cleansing be complete.

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You May Have the Joy-Bells.

J. EDW. RUARK.

WM. J. KIRKPATRICK.

I.

2.

You may have the joy-bells ring-ing in your heart, And a peace that Love of Jesus in its fullness you may know,And this love to 3. You will meet with tri-als as you journey home, Grace suf-fi-cient Je-sus ev'ry day,Own his right to

4. Let your life speak well of

from you
nev-er will de-part. Walk the straight and narrow way,
those a-round you sweet-ly show. Words of kind-ness al-ways say,
he will give to overcome; Tho' un-seen by mor- tal eye,
ev'ry service you can pay; Sinners you can help to win,

CHORUS.

D. S. He will keep the joy-bells ringing in your heart.