| Location in The Sacred Harp | ||||||
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| 1 |
Afflictions, tho' they seem severe, In mercy oft are sent; They stopp'd the prodigal's career, And forc'd him to repent. |
The Prodigal Son 113, Stanza 1 |
The Prodigal Son 113, Stanza 1 |
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| 2 |
Altho' he no relentings felt Till he had spent his store; His stubborn heart began to melt When famine pinch'd him sore. |
The Prodigal Son 113, Stanza 2 |
The Prodigal Son 113, Stanza 2 |
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| 3 |
"What have I gain'd by sin, he said, But hunger, shame, and fear; My father's house abounds with bread, While I am starving here. |
The Prodigal Son 113, Stanza 3 |
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| 4 |
I'll go, and tell him all I've done, And fall before his face; Unworthy to be call'd his son, I'll seek a servant's place." |
The Prodigal Son 113, Stanza 4 |
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| 5 |
His father saw him coming back, He saw, and ran, and smil'd; And threw his arms around the neck Of his rebellious child. |
The Prodigal Son 113, Stanza 5 |
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| 6 |
"Father, I've sinn'd--but O forgive!" "I've heard enough, he said, Rejoice my house, my son's alive, For whom I mourn'd as dead. |
The Prodigal Son 113, Stanza 3 |
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| 7 |
Now let the fatted calf be slain, And spread the news around; My son was dead, but lives again, Was lost, but now is found. |
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| 8 |
Tis thus the LORD his love reveals, To call poor sinners home; More than a father's love he feels, And welcomes all that come. |
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