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| 1 |
Afflictions, tho' they seem severe, Are oft in mercy sent; They stopped the prodigal's career, And caused him to repent. (Chorus) |
Afflictions, tho' they seem severe,, Stanza 1 |
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| Chorus |
O I die with hunger here, he cries, And starve in a foreign land. My father's house hath large supplies, And bounteous are his hands. |
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| 2 |
Although he no relenting felt Till he had spent his store; His stubborn heart began to melt When famine pinched him sore. (Chorus) |
Afflictions, tho' they seem severe,, Stanza 2 |
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| 3 |
"Father, I've sinned, but O forgive!" "Enough," the father said. "Rejoice, my house, my son's alive, For whom I mourned as dead." (Chorus) |
Afflictions, tho' they seem severe,, Stanza 6 |