O soul in the far away coun­try,
Aweary, and fa­mished, and sad,
There’s rest in the home of the Fa­ther,
His wel­come will make thy heart glad.

Refrain

Come, come, pro­di­gal, come,
And wan­der no long­er afar from home;
Come, come, pro­di­gal, come,
A wel­come awaits in thy Fa­ther’s home.

Arise! and come back to thy Fa­ther,
He’ll meet thee while yet on the way;
Assured of His ten­der com­pas­sion,
O why wilt thou long­er de­lay?

Refrain

Although thou hast sinned against Hea­ven,
And weak and un­wor­thy may be;
He of­fers thee full res­to­ra­tion,
And par­don abun­dant and free.

Refrain