Crowning Glory No. 1 ‎#17

17. The Prodigal Child

1 O, prodigal, come, I am waiting,
Why tarry on mountains so bare?
Why perish with cold and with hunger?
There's bread enough yet and to spare.

Refrain:
Come home, Come home,
O prodigal child, come home,
And squander thy substance no longer;
O prodigal child, come home.

2 O, prodigal, come, I am waiting,
The Savior said sweetly and low;
Thy sins tho' they be red as scarlet,
I'll make them as white as the snow. [Refrain]

3 O, prodigal, come, I am waiting,
From pleasures of sin turn away;
Make haste and come back to thy Father,
Thy soul may be lost in delay! [Refrain]

4 O, prodigal, come, I am waiting,
Eternity now draweth nigh;
Return and believe on the Savior,
And thou shalt have treasures on high. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O, prodigal, come, I am waiting
• Title: The Prodigal Child
• Author: E. C. A.
• Refrain First Line: Come home, Come home
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Copyright: Copyright, 1887, by E. C. Avis. By per.

Tune Information

• Name: [O, prodigal, come, I am waiting]
• Composer: E. C. Avis
• Incipit: 53212 16511 32165
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Copyright, 1887, by E. C. Avis. By per.