The Father Runs

TUIMBE · Classic Praise & Worship

ComfortingForgiveness72 BPMKey Em2:58

Lyrics

Verse 1

I spent every blessing on roads that were wrong,

I traded my birthright for one fleeting song;

now here in the pigpen, so far from Your face,

I rehearse my confession and hope for a place.

Chorus

But while I was far off my Father could see,

He ran down the road with His arms wide for me;

no lecture, no distance, no shame at the door —

the prodigal's welcomed forevermore.

Verse 2

He put on the robe and the ring on my hand,

He called for a feast and He told me to stand;

“This son that was lost has been found,” He proclaimed —

and never again will I carry my shame.

Verse 3

I had counted myself as a servant, no more,

too broken to knock, too ashamed at the door;

but love saw me stumbling while yet far away,

and mercy came running to meet me halfway.

Bridge

However you left, whatever you've done,

turn now toward home, for you're still His own.

Chorus

But while I was far off my Father could see,

He ran down the road with His arms wide for me;

no lecture, no distance, no shame at the door —

the prodigal's welcomed forevermore.

An original hymn written by TUIMBE for the theme of Forgiveness, inspired by Luke 15:20.

Scripture

Luke 15:20

This song was written around this passage.

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