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Afflictions, though they seem severe;
In mercy oft are sent;
They stopped the prodigal’s career,
And forced him to repent.
Although he no relentings felt
Till he had spent his store;
His stubborn heart began to melt
When famine pinched him sore.
“What have I gained by sin, he said,
But hunger, shame, and fear;
My father’s house abounds with bread,
While I am starving here.
I’ll go, and tell him all I’ve done,
And fall before his face
Unworthy to be called his son,
I’ll seek a servant’s place.”
His father saw him coming back,
He saw, and ran, and smiled;
And threw his arms around the neck
Of his rebellious child.
“Father, I’ve sinned—but O forgive!”
I’ve heard enough, he said,
Rejoice my house, my son’s alive,
For whom I mourned as dead.
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.
’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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MUSIC
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Name:
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ST. MAGNUS
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1707
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 393 | No key | | # 58 | A | | # 141 | A | | # 730 | A | | # 301 | A | | # 301 | A | | # 126 | Ab | | # 2 | Ab | | # 2 | Ab | | # 751 | Ab | | # 220 | G | | # 531 | G | | # 192 | G | | # 206 | G | | # 209 | G | | # 579 | G | | # 72 | G | | # 244 | G | | # 17 | G | | # 269 | G | | # 815 | No key | | # 40 | No key |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.) |
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Hymn Writer
