Poor wandering one! Though thou hast surely strayed, Take heart of grace, Thy steps retrace, Poor wandering one!

Poor wandering one! Though thou hast surely strayed, Take heart of grace, Thy steps retrace, Poor wandering one!

The lines "Poor wandering one! Though thou hast surely strayed, Take heart of grace, Thy steps retrace, Poor wandering one!" are from the operetta "The Pirates of Penzance" by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. These words are sung by the character Mabel to the Pirate King's daughter, who has found herself lost and alone in the world.