When the Prodigal Comes Home

On joyful feet love runs to meet

Author: Ada Blenkhorn
Tune: [On joyful feet love runs to meet]
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 On joyful feet love runs to meet,
When the prodigal comes home;
And happy tears blot out past years,
When the prodigal comes home.

Refrain:
When the prodigal comes home,
When the prodigal comes home,
Oh, he will meet a welcome sweet,
When the prodigal comes home.

2 No smile too bright, no robe too white,
When the prodigal comes home;
Of all the best he is possest,
When the prodigal comes home. [Refrain]

3 He joins the feast, the honored guest,
When the prodigal comes home;
Glad hearts give birth to boundless mirth,
When the prodigal comes home. [Refrain]

4 Loud chant the throng a glorious song,
When the prodigal comes home;
O blessed sound! “The lost is found!”
When the prodigal comes home. [Refrain]

Source: United Praise: for use in Sunday Schools, Young People's Societies and other Church Services #131

Author: Ada Blenkhorn

Ada Jane Blenkhorn Canada 1858-1927 Born in Cobourg, Ontario, the 10th of 11 children, she emigrated with her family to the U.S. In 1884 and settled in Cleveland, OH.. She was raised a Methodist, and began writing hymn lyrics at age 34. A prolific writer of hymn lyrics, she was about to give it up when a friend encouraged her to continue, telling her some soul might be saved by a hymn she would write. She worked for many years as secretary to her brother, Henry's, real estate company. After his death in 1923, she became president of the company. She never married. John Perry  Go to person page >

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First Line: On joyful feet love runs to meet
Title: When the Prodigal Comes Home
Author: Ada Blenkhorn
Refrain First Line: When the prodigal comes home
Copyright: Public Domain

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