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[O, prodigal, come, I am waiting]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. C. Avis Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 53212 16511 32165 Used With Text: The Prodigal Child

Author: E. C. A. Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: O, prodigal, come, I am waiting Refrain First Line: Come home, Come home Lyrics: 1 O, prodigal, come, I am waiting, Why tarry on mountains so bare? Why perish with cold and with hunger? There's bread enough yet and to spare. Refrain: Come home, Come home, O prodigal child, come home, And squander thy substance no longer; O prodigal child, come home. 2 O, prodigal, come, I am waiting, The Savior said sweetly and low; Thy sins tho' they be red as scarlet, I'll make them as white as the snow. [Refrain] 3 O, prodigal, come, I am waiting, From pleasures of sin turn away; Make haste and come back to thy Father, Thy soul may be lost in delay! [Refrain] 4 O, prodigal, come, I am waiting, Eternity now draweth nigh; Return and believe on the Savior, And thou shalt have treasures on high. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [O, prodigal, come, I am waiting]

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The Prodigal Child

Author: E. C. A. Hymnal: Crowning Glory No. 1 #17 (1890) First Line: O, prodigal, come, I am waiting Refrain First Line: Come home, Come home Lyrics: 1 O, prodigal, come, I am waiting, Why tarry on mountains so bare? Why perish with cold and with hunger? There's bread enough yet and to spare. Refrain: Come home, Come home, O prodigal child, come home, And squander thy substance no longer; O prodigal child, come home. 2 O, prodigal, come, I am waiting, The Savior said sweetly and low; Thy sins tho' they be red as scarlet, I'll make them as white as the snow. [Refrain] 3 O, prodigal, come, I am waiting, From pleasures of sin turn away; Make haste and come back to thy Father, Thy soul may be lost in delay! [Refrain] 4 O, prodigal, come, I am waiting, Eternity now draweth nigh; Return and believe on the Savior, And thou shalt have treasures on high. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [O, prodigal, come, I am waiting]