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Play “Weary of Wandering From My God”

Free same-meter accompaniment for Weary of Wandering From My God (Charles Wesley): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune MELITA (John Bacchus Dykes) in four-part harmony, 4 verses, with the words on screen. Choose the key and speed, add an introduction, project the words on a TV, or practice your own choir part. Made for churches and home groups without a musician.

Sung here to MELITA (John Bacchus Dykes), a 8.8.8.8.8.8 tune — not necessarily the tune usually paired with this text. Any tune in the same meter fits the words.

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  1. 1Weary of wand'ring from my God,
  2. And now made willing to return,
  3. I hear, and bow me to the rod.
  4. For thee, not without hope, I mourn;
  5. I have an advocate above,
  6. A friend before the throne of love.
  7. 2O Jesus, full of truth and grace;
  8. More full of grace than I of sin,
  9. Yet once again I seek thy face,
  10. Open thine arms and take me in,
  11. And freely my backslidings heal,
  12. And love the faithless sinner still.
  13. 3Thou know'st the way to bring me back,
  14. My fallen spirit to restore;
  15. O! for thy truth and mercy's sake,
  16. Forgive and bid me sin no more!
  17. The ruins of my soul repair,
  18. And make my heart a house of pray'r.
  19. 4Ah! give me, Lord, the tender heart,
  20. That trembles at th' approach of sin!
  21. A godly fear of sin impart;
  22. Implant and root it deep within!
  23. That I may dread thy gracious pow'r,
  24. And never dare to offend thee more.

About this music

MELITA — John Bacchus Dykes. 'Melita' John Bacchus Dykes, 1861. Setting: "Hymns Ancient and Modern", 1869.. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project, copied from Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1869 hymn 222. Tune from Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1861. %OHARRANGER unknown assumed Dykes, John Bacchus (1823-1876) words found in "The service of song for Baptist churches", 1876 Hymn 1070; music and setting are in the public domain. The words above are from the hymnal cited on the Weary of Wandering From My God page.

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