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Silence hid the anger as he took his promised pay
He would show them he could make it on his own
Then seething with resentment, he turned and walked away
Without a backward glance at what he'd known
Hurt was in the silence as he watched him fade from view
This son who'd brought him laughter, joy and tears
Thus began the waiting, the years without a word
The praying that someday he'd reappear
My son, I love you, You are forgiven
You still belong here, won't you come home
The family's waiting to celebrate you
You are forgiven, won't you come home
A figure in the distance is etched against the sky
A house black-silhouetted on the hill
A father stops, suspended, oh, could this be his son
The son walks resolutely through the chill
This distance is now shortened, 'tween father and the son
The jolt of recognition slows their pace
A paralyzing question hangs silent in the air
Then a father holds his son in sweet embrace
My son, I love you, You are forgiven
You still belong here, welcome back home
The family's waiting to celebrate you
All is forgiven, all is forgiven
All is forgiven, welcome back home
Welcome back home
He would show them he could make it on his own
Then seething with resentment, he turned and walked away
Without a backward glance at what he'd known
Hurt was in the silence as he watched him fade from view
This son who'd brought him laughter, joy and tears
Thus began the waiting, the years without a word
The praying that someday he'd reappear
My son, I love you, You are forgiven
You still belong here, won't you come home
The family's waiting to celebrate you
You are forgiven, won't you come home
A figure in the distance is etched against the sky
A house black-silhouetted on the hill
A father stops, suspended, oh, could this be his son
The son walks resolutely through the chill
This distance is now shortened, 'tween father and the son
The jolt of recognition slows their pace
A paralyzing question hangs silent in the air
Then a father holds his son in sweet embrace
My son, I love you, You are forgiven
You still belong here, welcome back home
The family's waiting to celebrate you
All is forgiven, all is forgiven
All is forgiven, welcome back home
Welcome back home
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Gaither, Gloria L Gaither, Richard Smallwood
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