Turn thee, O lost one, careworn and weary,
Lo! the Good Shepherd is pleading to-day;
Seeking to save thee, waiting to cleanse thee:
Haste to receive Him — no longer delay!
Tenderly calling, patiently pleading,
Hear the Good Shepherd calling to thee;
Tenderly pleading, patiently calling,
Lovingly saying, “Come unto Me 1”
Still He is waiting: why wilt thou perish?
Though thou hast wandered so far from the fold —
Yet with His life-blood He has redeemed thee;
Wondrous compassion that cannot be told!
List to His message, think of His mercy!
Sinless, yet bearing thy sins on the tree;
Perfect remission, life everlasting,
Through His atonement He offers to thee.
Come in the old way, come in the true way,
Enter through Jesus, for He is the Door;
He is the Shepherd, tenderly calling;
Come in thy weakness and wander no more.
