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Far, far away from my loving father,
I had been wandering, wayward, wild,
fearing only lest his anger
overtake his sinful child.
I will arise and go to Jesus,
he will embrace me in his arms.
In the arms of my dear Savior,
oh, there are ten thousand charms.
Fain had I fed on the husks around me,
till to myself I came, and said,
"Plenty have my father's servants,
perish I for want of bread."
I will arise and go to Jesus,
he will embrace me in his arms.
In the arms of my dear Savior,
oh, there are ten thousand charms.
"I will arise, though faint and weary,
home to my father I will go.
Woe to me that ever I wandered,
ah, that I such need should know."
I will arise and go to Jesus,
he will embrace me in his arms.
In the arms of my dear Savior,
oh, there are ten thousand charms.
"Father," I'll say,
"I have sinned before thee,
no more may I be called thy son.
Make me only as thy servant,
pity me, a wretch undone!"
I will arise and go to Jesus,
he will embrace me in his arms.
In the arms of my dear Savior,
oh, there are ten thousand charms.
Then I arose and came to my father.
Mercy amazing! Love unknown!
He beheld me, ran, embraced me,
pardoned, welcomed, called me "son!"
I will arise and go to Jesus,
he will embrace me in his arms.
In the arms of my dear Savior,
oh, there are ten thousand charms.
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