Hymnal: New Christian Hymn and Tune Book
Date: 1882
Compiler: Fillmore Brothers
Publisher/Printer: Fillmore Brothers
First Line: Long I was a wanderer
Topic: Christ/Saviour
Writer: Peter Vogel
Composer: J Powell
Meter: 6s and 5s double
Tune: Vogel
Hymn Number: 584
Page Number: 217, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsLONG I was a wanderer-
Jesus now is mine;
Yes, I've found a Saviour,
Human and Divine.
High he lived in glory-
Low to earth he came;
Told the wondrous story,
Life in Jesus' name.
Equal with the Father-
Poor like man on earth;
Mighty as Creator-
Weak as babes at birth;
Hated and rejected,
For our sins to die;
Buried, risen, ascended,
Pleads my cause on high.
"I will ne'er forsake thee"-
Thus his promise stands;
"In my hands I'll bear thee
O'er the burning sands."
Full on him relying,
Weakness is my strength;
Waiting, toiling, dying,
Heaven is mine at length.
Sweet, so sweet, the service
Which to him I give:
Hearken-come-dear sinner:
Now my soul doth live.
Taste the precious Saviour-
Feel the joy Divine;
Know thy love unbounded:
Jesus now is mine.