102 | Living Hymns#103 | 104 |
Text: | The Prodigal Child |
Author: | Mrs. Ellen H. Gates |
Tune: | [Come home! come home!] |
Composer: | W. H. Doane |
1 Come home! come home!
You are weary at heart,
For the way has been dark,
And so lonely and wild.
O prodigal child!
Come home! oh, come home!
Chorus:
Come home!
Come, oh come home!
2 Come home! come home!
For we watch and we wait,
And we stand at the gate,
While the shadows are piled.
O prodigal child!
Come home! oh, come home! [Chorus]
3 Come home! come home!
From the sorrow and blame,
From the sin and the shame,
And the tempter that smiled,
O prodigal child!
Come home, oh come home! [Chorus]
4 Come home! come home!
There is bread and to spare,
And a warm welcome there,
Then, to friends reconciled,
O prodigal child!
Come home, oh come home. [Chorus]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Come home! come home! |
Title: | The Prodigal Child |
Author: | Mrs. Ellen H. Gates |
Refrain First Line: | Come home! |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1890 |
Copyright: | Used by per. of W. H. Doane, owner of Copyright. |
Notes: | "I will arise, and go to my father." |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [Come home! come home!] |
Composer: | W. H. Doane |
Key: | E♭ Major |