Hymn Information
The Prodigal's Return
Lyrics
Afflictions, tho' they seem severe,
In mercy oft are sent;
They stopped the prodigal's career,
And caused him to repent.
"What have I gained by sin," he said,
"But hunger, shame, and fear?
My father's house abounds in bread,
While I am starving here!"
"I'll go and tell him all I've done;
Fall down before his face,
Unworthy to be call his son.
I'll seek a servant's place."
His father saw him coming back;
He saw, he ran, he smiled,
And threw his arms around the neck
Of his rebellious child!
"O father, I have sinned– forgive!"
"Enough," the father said,
"Rejoice, my house; my son's alive
For whom I mourned as dead!"
'Tis thus the Lord His love reveals,
To call poor sinners home;
More than a father's love He feels
And welcomes all that come.
Chorus:
"I'll not die here for bread,
I'll not die here for bread," he cries;
"Nor starve in foreign lands;
My father's house has large supplies
And bounteous are his hands."
In mercy oft are sent;
They stopped the prodigal's career,
And caused him to repent.
"What have I gained by sin," he said,
"But hunger, shame, and fear?
My father's house abounds in bread,
While I am starving here!"
"I'll go and tell him all I've done;
Fall down before his face,
Unworthy to be call his son.
I'll seek a servant's place."
His father saw him coming back;
He saw, he ran, he smiled,
And threw his arms around the neck
Of his rebellious child!
"O father, I have sinned– forgive!"
"Enough," the father said,
"Rejoice, my house; my son's alive
For whom I mourned as dead!"
'Tis thus the Lord His love reveals,
To call poor sinners home;
More than a father's love He feels
And welcomes all that come.
Chorus:
"I'll not die here for bread,
I'll not die here for bread," he cries;
"Nor starve in foreign lands;
My father's house has large supplies
And bounteous are his hands."
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