Living Hymns ‎#103

103. The Prodigal Child

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

• 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: Now Public Domain. "I will arise, and go to my father."

Tune Information

• Name: [Come home! come home!]
• Composer: W. H. Doane
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.