I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him,
Luke 15:18Father, I have sinned against Heaven, and before thee.
Words: James Rowe, in Joyful Praise, by Charles Gabriel (Cincinnati, Ohio: Jennings & Graham, 1902), number 1.
Music: Charles H. Gabriel (🔊 pdf nwc).
From my Father’s home I wandered,
For my feet were prone to stray,
But my Savior sought and found me,
And I’m homeward bound today.
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Homeward bound,
I’m homeward bound today;
I’m homeward bound,
Praising Jesus all the way.
I was lost in sin’s dark valley,
Following the downward way,
But my Savior saw my danger,
And I’m homeward bound today.
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I was sin-stained, I was weeping,
But my stains are washed away;
And, rejoicing in my Savior,
I am homeward bound today.
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