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See how the disobedient son
His father and his house forsakes,
And, bent on luxury and lust,
To foreign lands his journey takes.
His substance spent—his health decay’d,
Without a friend to help his woe:
In hope, in fear, he now resolves
Back to his father’s house to go!
Far off the father spies his son—
His bowels with compassion move;
He runs and clasps him round his neck,
And welcomes with a kiss of love.
“Father, I own,” the suppliant said,
“My sins against both heaven and thee;
Unworthy to be call’d thy son,
Now like a servant deal with me.”
“Bring the best robe and clothe my son,”
The father graciously commands;
“Provide with shoes his tott’ring feet—
With rings of beauty deck his hands:”
“A feast—a sumptuous feast prepare—
Pleasure thro’ all my house shall reign;
My son was lost but now is found—
My son was dead, now lives again?”
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Bible Refs:
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Lk 15:11-32;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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| 1815 | # 487 |
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Name:
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FESTUS (BONN)
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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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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| # 331 | D | | # 364 | D | | # 363 | D | | # 229 | D | | # 59 | D |
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