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LXV. The repenting Prodigal

1 Lo! what a rapturous joy possest
The tender parent's throbbing breast,
To see his spendthrift son return,
And hear him his past follies mourn.

2 Thus our bless'd Saviour wont despise
The contrite heart for sacrifice;
The deep-fetch'd sigh, the secret groan,
Rises accepted to his throne.

3 He meets, with tokens of his grace
The trembling lip, the blushing face;
His bowels yearn when sinners pray,
And mercy bears their sins away.

4 When fill'd with grief, o'erwhelm'd with shame,
He, pitying, heals their broken frame;
He hears their sad complaints, and spies
His image in their weeping eyes.

Text Information

• First Line: Lo! what a rapturous joy possest
• Title: The repenting Prodigal
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1799
• Scripture:
  Luke 15:32
• Topic: Repentance: Of the Prodigal
• Notes: Corrected hymn on page 340

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