LYRICS
| Meter: |
| Writer(s): | Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
| Transl/Adapt: |
| Dates: | 1889
| Bible Refs: | Lk 15:24
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MUSIC
| Name: | CALLING THE PRODIGAL
| | Meter: |
| Writer(s): | Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
| Dates: | 1889
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| 1. God is calling the prodigal,
come without delay,
Hear, O hear Him calling,
calling now for thee.
Tho’ you’ve wandered
so far from His presence, come today,
Hear His loving voice calling still.
Refrain.
Calling now for thee,
O weary prodigal, come;
Calling now for thee,
O weary prodigal, come.
2. Patient, loving and tenderly
still the Father pleads,
Hear, O hear Him calling,
calling now for thee;
Oh! return while the Spirit
in mercy intercedes,
Hear His loving voice calling still.
Refrain.
Calling now for thee,
O weary prodigal, come;
Calling now for thee,
O weary prodigal, come.
3. Come, there’s bread in the house
of the Father, and to spare,
Hear, O hear Him calling,
calling now for thee;
Lo! the table is spread
and the feast is waiting there,
Hear His loving voice calling still.
Refrain.
Calling now for thee,
O weary prodigal, come;
Calling now for thee,
O weary prodigal, come.
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