The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12309

12309. The Prodigal

1 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.

2 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]

3 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. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: The wonderful love the father bestowed
• Title: The Prodigal
• Author: R. B. Mahaffey (1880)
• Refrain First Line: Oh, prodigal, turn from folly and vice
• Language: English
• Source: Fount of Blessings by Robert G. Staples (Chicago: Central Book Concern, 1880)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [The wonderful love the father bestowed]
• Composer: R. B. Mahaffey
• Key: D Major
• Source: Fount of Blessings by Robert G. Staples (Chicago: Central Book Concern, 1880)
• Copyright: Public Domain