The won­der­ful love the fa­ther be­stowed
On him who re­turned from world­ly em­brace,
Doth plain­ly fore­show how Christ will re­ceive
The pe­ni­tent soul that trusts in His grace.

Refrain

Oh, pro­di­gal, turn from fol­ly and vice,
Oh, wan­der no more in sor­row and shame;
Repent of your sins, arise and re­turn,
The Fa­ther awaits the lost to re­claim.

Away from your home and kind­ness so dear,
You long have re­mained ’mid hun­ger and cold;
There’s shel­ter and bread enough, and to spare,
Come hast­en away, and en­ter the fold.

Refrain

Oh, come and en­joy the boun­ti­ful feast,
The par­don and love, the mer­cy and grace;
Thro’ Je­sus alone, who died to re­deem
The fall­en and lost, the sin-rui­ned race.

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