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[Why dost thou wander away from thy Lord]

Appears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: D. B. Towner Incipit: 54517 12165 76556 Used With Text: Why Dost Thou Wander Away?

Author: C. A. Daniel Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Sag, warum wanderst du weg von dem Herrn? Refrain First Line: Rufet, rufet, Jesus, er rufet dich heim Used With Tune: [Sag, warum wanderst du weg von dem Herrn?]

Why Dost Thou Wander Away?

Author: Rev. E. G. Wesley Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: Why dost thou wander away from thy Lord? Refrain First Line: Calling, calling, Jesus is calling me home Used With Tune: [Why dost thou wander away from thy Lord?]

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Why Dost Thou Wander Away?

Author: E. G. Wesley Hymnal: The Voice of Thanksgiving #142 (1913) First Line: Why dost thou wander away from thy Lord Refrain First Line: Calling, calling Lyrics: 1 Why dost thou wander away from thy Lord? Jesus is calling thee home; Calling thee now through the truth of His word, Jesus is calling thee home. Now He is waiting the soul to receive, Now He will help you His Word to believe, Now every need of thy heart He’ll relieve; Jesus is calling thee home. Refrain: Calling, calling, Jesus is calling thee home; Calling, calling, Jesus is calling thee home. 2 Calling thee home from thy sin and its tears, Jesus is calling thee home; Calling thee home from thy sorrow and fears, Jesus is calling thee home. Why not accept your Redeemer tonight? Why will you perish, with heaven in sight? See through its portals the “Home-light” so bright; Jesus is calling thee home. [Refrain] 3 All thy pollution He washes away, Jesus is calling thee home; Come with thy burden, He’ll not say thee nay, Jesus is calling thee home. Art thou unworthy? His blood yet avails; Trembling and doubting, His word never fails; Held by thy weakness, ‘tis Jesus prevails; Jesus is calling thee home. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Why dost thou wander away from thy Lord]

Why Dost Thou Wander Away?

Author: Rev. E. G. Wesley Hymnal: The Gospel Pilot Hymnal #32 (1899) First Line: Why dost thou wander away from thy Lord? Refrain First Line: Calling, calling, Jesus is calling me home Languages: English Tune Title: [Why dost thou wander away from thy Lord?]

Why Dost Thou Wander Away

Author: Rev. E. G. Wesley Hymnal: Hymns of Faith and Praise #32 (1901) First Line: Why dost thou wander away from thy Lord? Refrain First Line: Calling, calling Languages: English Tune Title: [Why dost thou wander away from thy Lord?]

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Ernest G. Wellesley-Wesley

Person Name: E. G. Wesley Author of "Why Dost Thou Wander Away?" in The Voice of Thanksgiving Ernest G. W. Wesley was born and educated in England. At the age of seventeen he started writing for local newspapers. When he was twenty-two he worked as special correspondent for The New York Times in Buenos Aries. While he was in Buenos Aries he became licensed to preach in the Methodist Episcopal Church. He came to the United States in the early 1870's and continued writing and contributing to religious and secular papers. He wrote between five and six hundred hymns and nearly two thousand articles on religious and theological topics. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

D. B. Towner

1850 - 1919 Composer of "[Why dost thou wander away from thy Lord]" in The Voice of Thanksgiving Used pseudonyms Robert Beverly, T. R. Bowden ============================== Towner, Daniel B. (Rome, Pennsylvania, 1850--1919). Attended grade school in Rome, Penn. when P.P. Bliss was teacher. Later majored in music, joined D.L. Moody, and in 1893 became head of the music department at Moody Bible Institute. Author of more than 2,000 songs. --Paul Milburn, DNAH Archives