Wandering Child, Come Home

Have you wandered away from your Father’s care,

Heavy-hearted and sad do you roam?

There’s a sweet gentle voice calling now to you –

Wandering child, wandering child, O, come home

Chorus:

Child, come home, child come home,

Wandering child, why longer roam?

This thy Father entreats,

Wandering child, O, come home

Is your frail bark adrift on life’s raging sea,

Are you tossed on its billows and foam?

There’s a safe harbor home, waiting now for you –

Wandering child, wandering child, O, come home

Chorus:

Child, come home, child come home,

Wandering child, why longer roam?

This thy Father entreats,

Wandering child, O, come home

He is pleading today, heed His gentle voice,

As He bids you no longer to roam,

To that dear Father’s house haste without delay –

Wandering child, wandering child, O, come home

Chorus:

Child, come home, child come home,

Wandering child, why longer roam?

This thy Father entreats,

Wandering child, O, come home

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The Turning Point

Steve lived for pleasure all his youth,

Those days he spent for girls and beers,

He knew all clubs but not the truth

That such a life brings bitter tears.

He called it fun – all he could see,

He knew not life could turn out mean;

Soon, cash ran out, so was his glee,

Then did he see where he had been.

For once he felt the pangs of life;

Alone, aggrieved, he was hopeless

And thought it best to end his life

Than live with doubts yet penniless.

Poison in hand, about to die,

Knocks at the door delayed his plan,

He raised his gaze and asked, ‘God why?’

Only to see it was a man.

‘What do you want? And who are you?’

Were what Steve asked the unknown man.

‘I do not mean to bother you,

‘Good evening Sir, my name is Dan,

‘I live close in the neighborhood;

‘I’ve come to share good news with you.’

The strange man preached how God is good

And what His Son had to go through

That all may have eternal life,

Freedom from guilt, sorrow, and sin.

Steve met Jesus and gave his life,

That day he found relief within.

Being born-again he gave it all

To follow Christ and be like Him.

His past was gone; Steve became Paul

His sinful days were behind Him

And now he lives by faith in Christ;

The Devil has no hold on Him.

You too can have this joy in Christ;

He calls for you, come unto Him

All ye that labour and in pain

And you’ll find succour for your soul.

The glitz of life is all but vain,

To have it all and lose your soul

What shall it profit in the end?

*** Written by Michael Olajubu alias Jacobs Adewale (Admin) ***

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The Clouds Of Judgment Gather

Text: 1 Peter 4:7; 2 Peter 3:10; Isaiah 13:9

Key Verse: "Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man" (Luke 21:36)

The clouds of judgment gather,

The time is growing late;

Be sober and be watchful;

Our Judge is at the gate:

The Judge who comes in mercy,

The Judge who comes in might

To put an end to evil

And diadem the right.

Arise, O true disciples,

Let wrong give way to right,

And penitential shadow

To Jesus’ blessèd light:

The light that has no evening,

That knows no moon or sun,

The light so new and golden,

The light that is but one.

The home of fadeless splendor,

Of blooms that bear no thorn,

Where they shall dwell as children

Who here as exiles mourn;

The peace of all the faithful,

The calm of all the blest,

Inviolate, unfading,

Divinest, sweetest, best.

Oh, happy, holy portion,

Relief for all distressed,

True vision of true beauty,

Refreshment for the blest!

Strive now to win that glory;

Toil now to gain that light;

Send hope ahead to grasp it,

Till hope be lost in sight.

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The Worth Of A Soul

Text: Luke 16:19-31

Once a person is born, his existence is as eternal as God’s. After this world has passed away and everything is dissolved, a soul will still be in existence.

When all the super structures, cars and other possessions in the world are burnt up with fervent heat, a soul will still be alive in everlasting consciousness either in heaven or hell. It never dies.

A soul is very precious to God. A single soul is worth more than all the wealth in the world put together. Our Lord Jesus Christ says, “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul” (Mark 8:36-37).

No wonder angels in heaven rejoice when a sinner turns to the Saviour. “I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance” (Luke 15:7).

What a great privilege and honour therefore, to make the Father happy by winning souls for Him. There is no trouble too great, no humiliation too inhumane, no suffering too severe, no labour too hard and no expense too large in an effort to save one soul.

In order to save sinners from impending doom, we must launch out and witness to all men. We must warn them that although God is merciful, He is a consuming fire (Hebrews 12:29).

God loves every soul and has done everything to save it. We should therefore be willing to suffer, sacrifice, spend and be spent in order to save souls. Remember, a soul will never die!

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The Cross

Text: John 3:15-16; Isaiah 53; Romans 4:24-25; 1 Peter 3:18

In evil long I took delight,

Unawed by shame or fear,

Till a new object struck my sight,

And stopped my wild career.

I saw One hanging on a tree,

In agonies and blood;

He fixed His languid eyes on me,

As near His cross I stood.

Sure never till my latest breath,

 Shall I forget that look!

It seemed to charge me with His death,

Though not a word He spoke.

A second look He gave, which said,

 "I freely all forgive;

This blood is for thy ransom paid;

I die that thou mayest live."

Thus while His death my sin displays

 In all its blackest hue,

Such is the mystery of grace,

It seals my pardon too!

*** Written by John Newton ***

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Have You Any Room For Jesus?

Have you any room for Jesus,

He who bore your load of sin?

As He knocks and asks admission,

Sinners, will you let Him in?

Room for Jesus, King of glory,

Hasten now, His word obey,

Swing the heart’s door widely open,

Bid Him enter while you may.

Room for pleasure, room for business,

But for Christ the crucified;

Not a place that He can enter,

In your heart for which He died?

Have you any time for Jesus,

As in grace He calls again?

O today is time accepted,

Tomorrow you may call in vain.

Room and time now give to Jesus,

Soon will pass God’s day of grace;

Soon thy heart left cold and silent,

And thy Saviour’s pleading cease.

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