Come Home, My Child

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Come home, come home, my child, O where art thou?

Author: Fanny Crosby
Tune: [Come home, come home, my child, O where art thou?]
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1. Come home, come home, my child, O where art thou?
Break, break the chain that holds the captive now;
A mother’s heart is yearning still for thee,
And pleads in tears, Come home, my child, to me.

Refrain
Come home, come home,
O wand’ring child, come home;
From those who love thee well,
Why longer roam?

2. O blessèd time, when thou wast young and fair;
When days were bright, nor filled with anxious care:
Bright were my hopes of future years for thee,
But still I hope thou wilt come back to me. [Refrain]

3. Canst thou, my child, forget a mother’s prayer,
Her tender love, her long unwearied care?
Come back, my child, whate’er thy faults may be;
I love thee still, and ever pray for thee. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #992

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Author: Fanny Crosby

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First Line:	Come home, come home, my child, O where art thou?
Title:	Come Home, My Child
Author:	Fanny Crosby
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Come home, come home
Copyright:	Public Domain