OUR FATHER, WE HAVE WANDERED

Tune: PASTOR BONUS

Meter: 7 6 7 6
Text: Kevin Nichols, b. 1929
Music: Fr. J. Roel Lungay, b. 1960 (© 1994)
Performed by Fr. J. Roel Lungay
Arranged by J. Roel Lungay and Romeo Mascarinas
Orchestrated by Romeo Mascarinas

Cover Art by Glenn Angcla

1
Our Father, we have wandered
And hidden from your face;
In foolishness have squandered
Your legacy of grace.

2
But now, in exile dwelling,
We rise with fear and shame,
As distant but compelling,
We hear you call our name.

(Interlude)

3
And now at length discerning
The evil that we do,
Behold us, Lord, returning
With hope and trust to you.

4
In haste you come to meet us,
And home rejoicing bring,
In gladness there to greet us
With calf and robe and ring.

(Interlude)

5
O Lord of all the living,
Both banished and restored,
Compassionate, forgiving
And ever caring Lord.

6
Grant now that our transgressing,
Our faithlessness may cease,
Stretch out your hand in blessing,
In pardon and in peace.

Text: Kevin Nichols, b. 1929, © 1980, ICEL. All rights reserved. Used by permission
Music: 7 6 7 6 D Fr. J. Roel Lungay, b. 1960 (© 1994)