154. The repenting Prodigal

1 Behold the wretch whose lust and wine
Had wasted his estate,
He begs a share among the swine,
To taste the husks they eat!

2 "I die with hunger here, 'he cries,'
I starve in foreign lands,
My father's house has large supplies,
And bounteous are his hands.

3 "I'll go, and with a mournful tongue,
Fall down before his face,
Father, I've done thy justice wrong,
Nor can deserve thy grace."

4 He said, and hasten'd to his home,
To seek his father's love;
The father saw the rebel come,
And all his bowels move.

5 He ran, and fell upon his neck,
Embrac'd and kiss'd his son;
The rebel's heart with sorrow break
For follies he had done.

6 "Take off his clothes of shame and sin,"
(The father gives command,)
Dress him in garments white and clean,
With rings adorn his hand.

7 "A day of feasting I ordain,
Let mirth and joy abound;
My son was dead, and lives again,
Was lost, and now is found."

Text Information
First Line: Behold the wretch whose lust and wine
Title: The repenting Prodigal
Meter: C. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1845
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Topic: Holy Spirit: Gospel Call
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