Afar from God

Verse 1

Afar from Heaven thy feet have wandered, Afar from God thy soul has strayed; His gifts in sin thy hand has squandered, Yet still in love he calls thee home.

Chorus

God is near thee. tell the story; He will hear thy tale of sorrow, God is near thee, and in mercy He will welcome thy return.

Verse 2

Thy feet have found sin’s way is thorny, Thy heart has found its pleasures vain, Thou hast grown weary, and about thee The gloom has spread of dark despair.

Verse 3

The broken heart the Lord will favour, The contrite spirit he will bless; He came to be the lost one’s Saviour, He came to be the sinner’s friend.

Verse 4

Tell out thy need, and he’ll befriend thee, Pour out thy heart’s deep grief to him, His boundless love, unmeasured mercy, His free forgiveness are for thee.