Scripture Verse

There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. Luke 15:10

Introduction

Words: James Mor­row, 1891.

Music: John R. Swe­ney (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Mor­row (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
John R. Sweney (1837–1899)

Lyrics

Lift up your ringing songs tonight,
On mountain top or shore;
For angel hearts will throb in joy,
With glad news flowing o’er.

Refrain

They’re coming home, coming home,
The Sav­ior bids them come;
Praise God, the weary, wandering ones,
The lost are coming home.

Some cheeks are seamed by years of sin,
And some are flushed in youth;
But all have known their need of Christ,
And all have found the truth.

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From those who knew the Sav­ior’s love,
They heard the Gos­pel Come;
In Him they trust, and kept by Him,
They will no longer roam.

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Hosannas ring from every voice,
They reach to Hea­ven’s dome;
Angels and saints, rejoice, rejoice,
The lost are coming home.

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