| Return, O wanderer, to thy home,Thy Father calls for thee;
 No longer now an exile roam,
 In guilt and misery:
 Return, return!
 Too long the loathsome fields of sinThy fruitless toil have known:
 No wholesome bread! no voice of kin!
 No home to call thine own!
 Return, return!
 Thy Father stands with outstretched hands,He gave His Son for thee:
 Poor soul, from sin’s enthralling bands
 He longs to see thee free.
 Return, return!
 Arise, stand up and homeward turn,No longer dwell apart;
 His mighty love will never spurn
 One humble contrite heart.
 Return, return!
 Our Father’s house is full of bliss,And there is room for all;
 He welcomes with forgiving kiss:
 O, hear His loving call!
 Return, return!
 The feast of joys awaits thee there,The precious robe and ring;
 O haste Thy Father’s gifts to share,
 O haste His praise to sing:
 Return, return!
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