In the land of strangers

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In the land of strangers Welcome
Vorm	Lied met refrein
Herkomst
Taal	Engels
Land	Schotland
Periode	1881
Tekst
Dichter	Horatius Bonar
Metrisch	6-5-6-4
Muziek
Componist	Ira David Sankey
Melodie	Welcome (Sankey)
Solmisatie	3-3-3-3-5-5-1-1-1-1-3
Liedbundels
Gospel Hymns 337
Sacred Songs & Solos 447

In the land of strangers (Welcome) is een lied van Horatius Bonar, geschreven op verzoek van en voorzien van muziek door Ira David Sankey.

Vertalingen

Het lied is vertaald door

• Meier Salomon Bromet: In het land der vreemden

Tekst

Bonar

Sankey

Welcome 1 In the land of strangers, Whither thou art gone, Hear a far voice calling, My son, My son! Welcome, wanderer, welcome, Welcome back to home! 2 From the land of hunger, Fainting, famished, lone, Come to love and gladness, My son, My son! Welcome, wanderer, welcome, Welcome back to home! 3 Quit these haunts of riot, Wasted, woe-begone, Sick at heart and weary, My son, My son! Welcome, wanderer, welcome, Welcome back to home! 4 See the door still open; Thou art still My own; Eyes of love are on thee, My son, My son! Welcome, wanderer, welcome, Welcome back to home! 5 Far off thou hast wandered; Wilt thou farther roam? Come; and all is pardoned, My son, My son! Welcome, wanderer, welcome, Welcome back to home! 6 See the well-spread table, Unforgotten one! Here is rest and plenty, My son, My son! Welcome, wanderer, welcome, Welcome back to home! 7 Thou art friendless, homeless, Hopeless and undone: Mine is love unchanging, My son, My son! Welcome, wanderer, welcome, Welcome back to home!

Welcome! Wanderer, Welcome! 1 In the land of strangers, Whither thou art gone, Hear a far voice calling, “My son! my son!” chorus: “Welcome! wand’rer, welcome! Welcome back to home! Thou hast wandered far away: Come home! come home!” 2 “From the land of hunger, Fainting, famished lone, Come to love and gladness, My son! my son!” chorus 3 “Leave the haunts of riot, Wasted, woebegone, Sick at heart and weary, My son! my son!” chorus 4 “See the door still open! Thou art still my own; Eyes of love are on thee, My son! my son!” chorus 5 “Far off thou hast wandered; Wilt thou farther roam? Come, and all is pardoned, My son! my son!” chorus 6 “See the well-spread table, Unforgotten one! Here is rest and plenty, My son! my son!” chorus 7 “Thou art friendless, homeless, Hopeless, and undone; Mine is love unchanging, My son! my son!” chorus

Ontstaan

De tekstversie van Bonar verscheen postuum in: Horatius Bonar, “Until the Day Break,” and other Hymns and Poems left behind, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1890, p. 117-119. Aldaar de datum: 10 december 1881.

Externe links

• hymnary.org

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