I will arise and go to my father.
Luke 15:18
Words: J. David Jaquette, 1900.
Music: William W. Vansant (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Jaquette or Vansant (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
List! sinner, the voice of thy Savior is heard,
Attend and reject not His plea;
He asks for thy heart, now believe on His word,
He offers sweet pardon to thee.
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Come home, come home,
Come, trust in a Savior’s love;
Come home, weary one, come home,
Come home to that land above.
Why linger in darkness and danger so long?
The day of salvation is near;
Come, all ye that labor, His love is so strong,
That all His sweet promise may share.
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Full long has the burden of sin weighed thee down,
O, hasten to Calvary’s side;
See, there on the cross He has purchased thy crown,
A ransom for sinners has died.
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Despised and rejected, at length He may leave,
His Spirit no longer may strive;
His mercy and pardon, oh, wilt thou receive?
’Twill peace to thy soul quickly give.
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