Key: G
[Verse 1]
G C G A D7 G
O my child, come home again; How I beg you to come home.
G C G G/B C G D
Though your sin be deep and dark, and your burden hard to bear;
G C D G C
Still the Lord of all will forgive you, and accept you in His Grace.
G C G C G
For the heart of God is deep and wide.
C G C C/D D7 G
Boundless and eternal His love.
[Verse 2]
G C G A D7 G
O my child, come home again; How I beg you to come home.
G C G G/B C G D
How He searches every day, for the children of His heart;
G C D G C
Every night the Lord leaves the doorway open wide for their return.
G C G C G
And He longs for them to come back home,
C G C C/D D7 G
All the ones who left Him behind.
[Verse 3]
G C G A D7 G
O my child, come home again; How I beg you to come home,
G C G G/B C G D
Though the whip has stung your back, in the tender hands of God,
G C D G C
All your suffering path can be lightened, and the Lord can ease your pain,
G C G C G
Come and rest within the Father's heart,
C G C C/D D7 G
O my children quickly come home.