Kidung Jemaat

Luke 15:1-28

• Dengan Lembut Tuhanku [KJ.354] ( In Tenderness He Sought Me )

  	R:1 Kor 6:20; 1 Kor 7:23
  1. Dengan lembut tuhanku di dalam kasihNya mencari akan daku yang hilang, bercela. Bahana syukur terdengar, seisi sorga mengg'legar.	Mat 18:12-14 Luk 15:3-10 Luk 19:10
  2. KasihNya mencari, darah melunasi; 'ku diraih kembali PadaNya, 'ku selamat oleh rahmatNya.
  3. Dosaku t'lah dibasuh sehingga 'ku sembuh; bisikNya kepadaku, "Engkaulah milikKu!" SuaraNya yang lembut merdu telah menghibur hatiku.	Yes 43:1 Rm 14:8 1 Ptr 2:9
  4. KasihNya mencari, darah melunasi; 'ku diraih kembali PadaNya, 'ku selamat oleh rahmatNya.
  5. Padaku ditunjukkan semua lukaNya, mahkota duri tajam, curahan darahNya. 'Ku takjub kar'na Tuhanku menjadi kurban bagiku.	Yoh 15:13
  6. KasihNya mencari, darah melunasi; 'ku diraih kembali PadaNya, 'ku selamat oleh rahmatNya.
  7. Di haribaan Tuhan kulihat kasihNya dan dalam kekaguman kuhitung berkatNya. Tak kunjung puas rasanya memuji- muji namaNya.
  8. KasihNya mencari, darah melunasi; 'ku diraih kembali PadaNya, 'ku selamat oleh rahmatNya.
  9. Kunanti hari Tuhan yang indah dan cerah di kala Tuhan datang memanggil umatNya berkumpul pada sisiNya jadi pengantin suciNya.	Flp 3:20 Mat 25:34 Ef 5:25-27
  10. KasihNya mencari, darah melunasi; 'ku diraih kembali PadaNya, 'ku selamat oleh rahmatNya.
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• Di Luar Tembok Negeri [KJ.176] ( There Is a Green Hill Far Away )

  1. Di luar tembok negeri, di bukit Golgota, tergantung Yesus disalib demi manusia.	Mrk 15:22-24 Ibr 13:12
  2. Betapa agung kasihNya! 'Ku patut menyembah. Dengan percaya dan teguh 'ku ikut jalanNya.
  3. Betapa nista dan pedih sengsara Tuhanku, Namun 'ku yakin, matiNya demi selamatku.	Ef 2:1-10
  4. Betapa agung kasihNya! 'Ku patut menyembah. Dengan percaya dan teguh 'ku ikut jalanNya.
  5. Percikan darah mulia menghapus dosaku, sehingga rumah BapaNya terbuka bagiku.	Ibr 9:11-14 Ibr 12:24 Luk 15:20
  6. Betapa agung kasihNya! 'Ku patut menyembah. Dengan percaya dan teguh 'ku ikut jalanNya.
  7. Hanyalah Yesus Penebus, tiada gantiNya, yang dapat menghantarkanku ke sorga yang baka.
  8. Betapa agung kasihNya! 'Ku patut menyembah. Dengan percaya dan teguh 'ku ikut jalanNya.
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• Di Muka Tuhan Yesus [KJ.29]

  1. Di muka Tuhan Yesus betapa hina diriku. Kubawa dosa-dosaku di muka Tuhan Yesus.	Luk 15:21 Luk 22:61-62 Yoh 21:17
  2. Di muka Tuhan Yesus tersungkur kar'na dosaku, kubuka kerinduanku di muka Tuhan Yesus.	Luk 7:38
  3. Di muka Tuhan Yesus 'ku insaf akan salahku; bertobat kini hatiku di muka Tuhan Yesus.
  4. Di muka Tuhan Yesus kudapat kasih sayangNya; hatiku pasrah berserah di muka Tuhan Yesus.	Luk 7:47-48
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• Insan, Tangisi Dosamu [KJ.157]

  1. Insan, tangisi dosamu! Ingatlah, Kristus menempuh jalan penuh sengsara dan bagai hamba terendah Ia kosongkan diriNya menjadi Perantara. Yang mati dihidupkanNya, yang sakit disembuhkanNya, yang hilang Ia cari, berkurban diri akhirnya, memikul dosa dunia diatas kayu salib.	Rat 3:39 Yak 4:9 Flp 2:7 Ibr 12:24 Mat 11:5 Luk 15:3-10 Yoh 1:29
  2. Syukur, pujian dan sembah kepada Dia angkatlah yang mati bagi kita. Ikutlah Dia yang menang, pikullah salib dan beban dengan bersukacita! KasihNya perkenankanlah dan dalam kuasa namaNya kalahkanlah yang jahat. Ingat darahNya yang kudus, yang bagi Allah, Bapamu, berharga tinggi amat!	Why 5:12 Mrk 8:34
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• Meski Tak Layak Diriku [KJ.27]

  1. Meski tak layak diriku, tetapi kar'na darahMu dan kar'na kau memanggilku, 'ku datang, Yesus, padaMu.	Luk 15:21 Mrk 2:17 Yoh 6:37
  2. Sebagaimana adanya jiwaku sungguh bercela, darahMulah pembasuhnya; 'ku datang, Tuhan, padaMu.	1 Yoh 1:7
  3. Terombang-ambing, berkeluh, gentar di kancah kemelut, ya Anakdomba Allahku, ku datang kini padaMu.
  4. Sebagaimana adaku celaka, buta dan kelu; segala apa yang perlu 'ku dapat dalam diriMu.	Mat 11:5 Why 3:17
  5. Sebagaimana janjiMu menyambut dan membasuhku, ya Anakdomba yang kudus, 'ku datang kini padaMu.	Yes 1:18
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• O Yesus Kristus, T'rang Baka [KJ.140]

  1. O Yesus Kristus, T'rang baka, dunia gelap sinarilah; tuntun yang susah dan lesu masuk ke kandang dombaMu.	Yoh 1:9 Yoh 8:12 Mat 11:28
  2. Yang tersesat suluhilah dengan terang anugerah; halau godaan penyemu dengan terang cahayaMu.	Mat 18:12
  3. Domba yang hilang carilah, sembuhkan luka hatinya hingga padanya Kauberi damai sorgawi tak henti.	Mzm 119:176 Luk 15:3-7 1 Ptr 2:25
  4. Yang tuli buatlah sembuh 'kan mendengarkan sabdaMu; yang bisu pun pulihkanlah 'kan mengungkapkan imannya	Mat 11:5 Rm 10:9-10
  5. Yang buta Kaucelikkanlah, yang tercerai satukanlah; pulangkan yang menjauhiMu, yang ragu buatlah teguh.	Yes 35:5-6 Mat 18:12 Yoh 10:36
  6. Maka bersatu-padulah sekarang dan selamanya kami memujiMu terus dalam terangMu yang kudus.
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• Puji Yesus [KJ.293]

  1. Puji Yesus! Pujilah Juruselamat! Langit, bumi, maklumkan kasihNya! Haleluya! Nyanyilah, para malaikat: kuasa, hormat b'rilah kepadaNya. Selamanya Yesus Gembala kita, siang malam kita didukungNya. Puji Dia! B'ritakan keagunganNya! Puji Dia! Mari Bernyanyilah!	Why 5:11-13 Yoh 10:11 Ibr 13:20 1 Ptr 2:25 Luk 15:5
  2. Puji Yesus! Pujilah Juruselamat! Pada salib dosa dihapusNya. Gunung Batu dan Pengharapan Abadi dinyatakan di Bukit Golgota. Haleluya! Hilanglah dukacita oleh kuasa kasih setiaNya. Puji Dia! B'ritakan keagunganNya! Puji Dia! Mari bernyanyilah!	Ibr 9:11-14 1 Ptr 1:18-19
  3. Puji Yesus! Pujilah Juruselamat! Hosiana! Soraknya bergema. K'rajaanNya untuk selama-lamanya: Yesus Kristus Raja, Nabi, Imam. Ia datang: Raja segala alam; kuasa, hormat hanya kepadaNya. Puji Dia! B'ritakan keagunganNya! Puji Dia! Mari bernyanyilah!	Mat 21:11 Yes 9:6 Why 17:14 Mat 21:11 Ibr 4:14
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• Sukacita Hatiku [KJ.398]

  	Mzm 23
  1. Sukacita hatiku: aku domba Tuhanku dan selalu 'ku diasuh oleh Yesus, Gembalaku. Ia sayang padaku, dikenalNya namaku.	Yes 40:11 Yeh 34 Luk 15:3-7 Yoh 10:11 1 Ptr 2:25 Why 7:17
  2. Gembalaku, tongkatMu yang menjaga jalanku, dan terus kuikut Dikau ke tegalan rumput hijau; di telaga yang tenang aku puas dan tent'ram.
  3. Sungguh, aku dombaNya yang kekal bahagia: nanti 'ku dipanggul pulang arah ke pangkuan Tuhan. Dalam rumah Bapaku sukacitaku penuh.
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• T'lah Kutemukan Dasar Kuat [KJ.38]

  1. T'lah kutemukan dasar kuat, tempat berpaut jangkarku. Kekal, ya Bapa, Kau membuat PutraMu dasar yang teguh: Biarpun dunia lenyap, pegangan hidupku tetap!	Ibr 6:19 1 Kor 3:11 Ibr 1:11
  2. Itulah rahmat yang abadi, yang melampaui akalku: Tuhan, Kaurangkul dalam kasih pedosa yang menjauhiMu! HatiMu iba tergerak mencari aku yang sesat.	Ef 3:18-19 Luk 15:3-7 Luk 15:11-20 Luk 19:10
  3. Tak Kaubiarkan ciptaanMu terkapar dalam dosanya; telah Kauutus PuteraMu menyelamatkan dunia da pintu hati Kauketuk, agar terbuka bagiMu.	Yoh 3:16 Yoh 17:3 Why 3:20
  4. Di dalam maut Tuhan Yesus dosaku sudah terbenam : 'ku s'lamat oleh darah Kristus batal hukuman yang seram. Luka hatiku t'lah sembuh, ya Tuhan, kar'na rahmatMu!	Rm 6:3-4 Kol 2:12-14 Ibr 9:11-14 1 Ptr 1:18-19
  5. Inilah dasar andalanku, biarpun apa kutempuh: ya Tuhan, rahmatMu berlaku sepanjang jalan hidupku! Sampai kekal kupujilah samud'ra rahmat yang baka!
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• Tiap Hari Bergembira [KJ.150]

  1. Tiap hari bergembira 'ku membaca Alkitab: Jurus'lamat yang setia jadi Kawanku tetap!	2 Tim 3:15-17
  2. Anak-anak diberkati dan dirangkul olehNya; Kerajaan yang sorgawi nyata dalam dunia.	Mrk 10:13-15
  3. Orang sakit disembuhkan orang miskin pun lega, disebut saudara Tuhan kar'na kasih sayangNya.	Mrk 1:32-34 Ibr 2:11
  4. Bahkan orang yang berdosa diterima Tuhanku, dan mereka yang bertobat diampuniNya penuh.	Mrk 2:5 Luk 15:1-2 Luk 5:32
  5. Tuhan Yesuslah Gembala yang menuntun dombaNya masuk Kerajaan Allah yang penuh karunia.	Yoh 10:11-18 1 Ptr 2:25
  6. 'Ku membaca tiap hari dalam Kitab yang kudus dan semakin kusadari pengasihan Penebus.
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• Tuhan, Pimpin AnakMu [KJ.413]

  1. Tuhan, pimpin anakMu, agar tidak tersesat. Akan jauhlah seteru, bila Kau tetap dekat	Mzm 23:3 Mzm 25:5 Mzm 73:23 Yes 48:17 Luk 15:3-7 1 Ptr 2:25
  2. Tuhan pimpin! Arus hidup menderas; Agar jangan 'ku sesat, pegang tanganku erat.
  3. Hanya Dikau sajalah Perlindungan yang teguh. Bila hidup menekan, Kau harapanku penuh.
  4. Tuhan pimpin! Arus hidup menderas; Agar jangan 'ku sesat, pegang tanganku erat.
  5. Sampai akhir hidupku, Tuhan, pimpin 'ku terus. K'lak kupuji, kusembah Kau Tuhanku Penebus.
  6. Tuhan pimpin! Arus hidup menderas; Agar jangan 'ku sesat, pegang tanganku erat.
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• Ya Cahya Kasih, Jalanku Kelam [KJ.411] ( Lead, Kindly Light )

  1. Ya Cahya kasih, jalanku kelam; o, bimbinglah! Rumahku jauh, gelap pun mencekam; o, bimbinglah! Tak usah nampak akhir jalanku; cukup selangkah saja bagiku.	Yoh 8:12
  2. Semula aku rasa tak perlu bimbinganMu, tetapi kini kupegang teguh bimbinganMu. Dulu 'ku hidup congkak-bermegah; ya Tuhanku, jangan Kau ingatlah!	Mzm 73:23
  3. 'Ku yakin kuasa dan anug'rahMu membimbingku. Di bukit, ngarai, di samud'ra pun Kau bimbing t'rus. Fajar terbit dan nampak bagiku senyum malaikat yang menyambutku.	Luk 15:10
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Hymns

Luke 15:1-28

• [Luk 15:2] Christ Receiveth Sinful Men

  Sinners Jesus will receive; Sound this word of grace to all Who the heavenly pathway leave, All who linger, all who fall. Refrain Sing it o’er and over again; Christ receiveth sinful men; Make the message clear and plain: Christ receiveth sinful men. Come, and He will give you rest; Trust Him, for His Word is plain; He will take the sinfulest; Christ receiveth sinful men. Refrain Now my heart condemns me not, Pure before the law I stand; He who cleansed me from all spot, Satisfied its last demand. Refrain Christ receiveth sinful men, Even me with all my sin; Purged from every spot and stain, Heaven with Him I enter in. Refrain

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• [Luk 15:2] Jesus, Friend Of Sinners

  Jesus, Friend of sinners, hast Thou love for me? Son of God the Holy, Man of mystery, Lover of the children, Teacher of the wise, Let me read the secret in Thy friendly eyes. Jesus, Friend of sinners, Thou hast read my heart, Searching its recesses with a lover’s art; Naught have I withholden, nothing hid from Thee— Waste, or want, or folly—things that should not be. Jesus, Friend of sinners, Thou hast touched my soul, Not with scornful pity, not with beggar’s dole; Thou hast not despisèd men that faint or fall, Tenderer than brother, for Thou knowest all. Jesus, Friend of sinners, bid me follow Thee, O’er the rugged highways, e’en to Calvary; Let me know Thy Spirit, sweet and strong and wise; I would win the friendship in Thy loving eyes. Jesus, Friend of sinners, hold me by Thy side, Till the shadows deepen tow’rd the eventide; To Thy strength and beauty I would ever bend, Till, in dawn eternal, Friend shall be as friend!

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• [Luk 15:2] Jesus Sinners Doth Receive

  Jesus sinners doth receive; Oh, may all this saying ponder Who in sin’s delusions live And from God and Heaven wander! Here is hope for all who grieve— Jesus sinners doth receive. We deserve but grief and shame, Yet His words, rich grace revealing, Pardon, peace and life proclaim. Here their ills have perfect healing Who with humble hearts believe— Jesus sinners doth receive. Sheep that from the fold did stray No true shepherd e’er forsaketh; Weary souls that lost their way Christ, the Shepherd, gently taketh In His arms that they may live— Jesus sinners doth receive. Come, ye sinners, one and all, Come, accept His invitation; Come, obey His gracious call, Come and take His free salvation! Firmly in these words believe: Jesus sinners doth receive. I, a sinner, come to Thee With a penitent confession; Savior, mercy show to me Grant for all my sins remission. Let these words my soul relieve: Jesus sinners doth receive. Oh, how blest it is to know: Were as scarlet my transgression, It shall be as white as snow By Thy blood and bitter Passion; For these words I now believe: Jesus sinners doth receive. Now my conscience is at peace, From the Law I stand acquitted; Christ hath purchased my release And my every sin remitted. Naught remains my soul to grieve— Jesus sinners doth receive. Jesus sinners doth receive. Also I have been forgiven; And when I this earth must leave, I shall find an open Heaven. Dying, still to Him I cleave— Jesus sinners doth receive.

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• [Luk 15:2] Jesus, The Sinner’s Friend

  Jesus, the sinner’s Friend, to Thee, Lost and undone, for aid I flee, Weary of earth, myself, and sin: Open Thine arms, and take me in. Pity and heal my sin sick soul; ’Tis Thou alone canst make me whole; Dark, till in me Thine image shine, And lost, I am, till Thou art mine. At last I own it cannot be That I should fit myself for Thee: Here, then, to Thee I all resign; Thine is the work, and only Thine. What shall I say Thy grace to move? Lord, I am sin, but Thou art love; I give up every plea beside— Lord, I am lost, but Thou hast died.

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• [Luk 15:2] My Savior Sinners Doth Receive

  My Savior sinners doth receive Who find no rest and no salvation, To whom no man can comfort give, So great their guilt and condemnation; For whom the world is all too small, Their sins both them and God appall; With whom the Law itself hath broken, On whom its judgment hath been spoken— To them the Gospel hope doth give: My Savior sinners doth receive. My Savior sinners doth receive. A love more deep than mother-love, With which His heart was overflowing, Drew Him on earth from Heav’n above, On sinners boundless grace bestowing, He in their stead a curse became, He bore the cross with all its shame; Brought full atonement by His suffering, Gave up His life for them an offering. This comfort doth the Gospel give: My Savior sinners doth receive. My Savior sinners doth receive. His loving bosom still remains A haven for the heavy laden; Christ frees them from their guilty stains, Their burdened hearts doth ease and gladden. He casts into th’unfathomed sea The load of their iniquity; He gives assurance by His Spirit That they are saved through His own merit. Yea, they shall live who this believe: My Savior sinners doth receive. My Savior sinners doth receive. Say not: “My sins are far too great, His mercy I have scorned and slighted, Now my repentance is too late; I came not when His love invited.” O trembling sinner, have no fear; In penitence to Christ draw near. Come now, though conscience still is chiding; Accept His mercy, e’er abiding. Come; blest are they who this believe: My Savior sinners doth receive. My Savior sinners doth receive. Oh, draw us ever unto Thee, Thou Friend of sinners, gracious Savior; Help us that we may fervently Desire Thy pardon, peace and favor. When guilty conscience doth reprove, Reveal to us Thy heart of love. May we, our wretchedness beholding, See then Thy pardoning grace unfolding And say: “To God all glory be: My Savior, Christ, receiveth me. My Savior, Christ, receiveth me.”

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• [Luk 15:2] Sinners, Believe The Gospel Word

  Sinners, believe the Gospel word, Jesus is come your souls to save Jesus is come, your common Lord; Pardon ye all through Him may have, May now be saved, whoever will; This Man receiveth sinners still. See where the lame, the halt, the blind, The deaf, the dumb, the sick, the poor, Flock to the Friend of human kind, And freely all accept their cure; To whom did He His help deny? Whom in His days of flesh pass by? Did not His Word the fiends expel, The lepers cleanse, and raise the dead? Did He not all their sickness heal, And satisfy their every need? Did He reject His helpless clay, Or send them sorrowful away? Nay, but His bowels yearned to see The people hungry, scattered, faint; Nay, but He uttered over thee, Jerusalem, a true complaint; Jerusalem, who shedd’st His blood, That, with His tears, for thee hath flowed.

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• [Luk 15:2] Thy Faithfulness Lord, Each Moment We Find

  Thy faithfulness, Lord, each moment we find, So true to Thy Word, so loving and kind! Thy mercy so tender to all the lost race, The vilest offender may turn and find grace. The mercy I feel, to others I show, I set to my seal that Jesus is true: Ye all may find favor, who come at His call, O come to my Savior, His grace is for all! To save what was lost, from Heaven He came; Come, sinners, and trust in Jesus’ Name. He offers you pardon; He bids you be free; “If sin be your burden, O come unto Me!” O let me commend my Savior to you, The publican’s Friend and Advocate too, For you He is pleading His merits and death, With God interceding for sinners beneath. Then let us submit His grace to receive, Fall down at His feet and gladly believe: We all are forgiven for Jesus’ sake: Our title to Heaven His merits we take.

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• [Luk 15:6] ’twas A Glad Day When Jesus Found Me

  I was lost in sin when Jesus found me, But He rescued me, all glory to His Name! And the cords of worldly pleasure bound me, Till He saved me from sin and shame. Refrain ’Twas a glad day when Jesus found me, When His strong arms were thrown around me; When my sins He buried in the deepest sea, And my soul He filled with joy and victory. ’Twas a glad day, O hallelujah! ’Twas a glad day He claimed His own. I will shout a glad hosanna in glory When I see Him upon His throne. O the bells of heaven now are ringing, For I hear their tones within my ransomed soul; And my heart is filled with joyful singing Since the Savior has made me whole. Refrain O the joy when we shall meet in glory, In the mansions of my Father’s home above; And through endless ages tell the story Of the Savior’s redeeming love. Refrain

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• [Luk 15:10] Good News

  Good news! good news of a soul redeemed, A penitent forgiven! Good news! good news that another friend Is on the way to Heaven! Refrain Rejoice! rejoice! there’s joy today In the land beyond the river; Another gem for His diadem, A star to shine forever. Good news! good news that another heart Has learned redemption’s story; Good news! good news that another voice Will sing His praise in glory. Refrain Good news! good news that another life Will show the power of Jesus, Will prove the might of the saving grace Which daily, hourly frees us. Refrain Good news! good news that another hand Will precious seed be sowing, Another guide to lead straying feet Where living streams are flowing. Refrain

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• [Luk 15:10] Ring The Bells Of Heaven

  Ring the bells of Heaven! There is joy today, For a soul, returning from the wild! See, the Father meets him out upon the way, Welcoming His weary, wandering child. Refrain Glory! Glory! How the angels sing: Glory! Glory! How the loud harps ring! ’Tis the ransomed army, like a mighty sea, Pealing forth the anthem of the free. Ring the bells of Heaven! There is joy today, For the wanderer now is reconciled; Yes, a soul is rescued from his sinful way, And is born anew a ransomed child. Refrain Ring the bells of Heaven! Spread the feast today! Angels, swell the glad triumphant strain! Tell the joyful tidings, bear it far away! For a precious soul is born again. Refrain

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• [Luk 15:10] There Is Sound Of Rejoicing

  There is sound of rejoicing around the great throne, A whisper of myriad wings; For the foe that accuseth us lies cast down, And the choir of angels sings— Refrain Salvation, and honor, and majesty be, Lord of all power and might unto Thee. And the soul may approach to her God without dread, In moment of praise of prayer; “Fear ye not,” the bright angels of God have said, “Glad tidings of joy we bear.” Refrain But the hour draweth nigh when the angel shall stand With foot on the silent shore; By the Lord he shall swear, as he lifts his hand, And that Time shall be no more. Refrain And the thunders shall roll, and the dead, great and small, At the throne of the Judge shall stand; And the song shall re sound thro’ the heav’nly hall, Of the saints at God’s right hand. Refrain

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• [Luk 15:10] There Is Joy

  When a sinner comes, as a sinner may, There is joy, there is joy; When he turns to God in the Gospel way, There is joy, there is joy. Refrain There is joy among the angels, And their harps with music ring, When a sinner comes repenting, Bending low before the King. When a soul is born in the kingdom bright, There is joy, there is joy; When it walks by faith in the Gospel light, There is joy, there is joy. Refrain When a pilgrim comes to the river wide, There is joy, there is joy; When he dwells secure on the other side, There is joy, there is joy. Refrain

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• [Luk 15:10] There Was Joy In Heaven

  There was joy in Heaven, There was joy in Heaven, When this goodly world to frame The Lord of might and mercy came; Shouts of joy were heard on high, And the stars sang from the sky, Glory to God in Heav’n. There was joy in Heaven, There was joy in Heaven, When the billows heaving dark, Sank around the stranded ark, And the rainbow’s watery span Spake of mercy, hope to man, And peace with God in Heav’n. There was joy in Heaven, There was joy in Heaven, When of love the midnight beam Dawned on the towers of Bethlehem, And along the echoing hill Angels sang, “On earth good will, And glory in the Heav’n!” There was joy in Heaven, There was joy in Heaven, When the soul that went astray Turns to Christ, the living Way, And, by grace of Heav’n subdued, Breathes a prayer of gratitude, Oh, there is joy in Heav’n.

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  source: Cyberhymnal

• [Luk 15:10] Why Do The Holy Angels Sing?

  Why do the holy angels sing? Why do the heav’nly arches ring With anthems sweet from seraphs bright, With glittering crowns and robes of white? Refrain They sing of the Lamb that was slain, The Savior that lives again, The Root and the Offspring of David, The bright and Morning Star! Glory to Thee, our God, they cry, Maker of earth, and sea, and sky, To Thee our highest strains belong, Thou great Inspirer of our song. Refrain Beautiful world where all is bright, Rivers of gold and fields of light, In murmured tones of joy prolong The echo of the angels’ song. Refrain Well may the holy angels sing, Well may the heav’nly arches ring, With anthems sweet from choirs above, They sing of God, and God is love. Refrain

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  source: Cyberhymnal

• [Luk 15:17] Afflictions, Though They Seem Severe

  Afflictions, though they seem severe; In mercy oft are sent; They stopped the prodigal’s career, And forced him to repent. Although he no relentings felt Till he had spent his store; His stubborn heart began to melt When famine pinched him sore. “What have I gained by sin, he said, But hunger, shame, and fear; My father’s house abounds with bread, While I am starving here. I’ll go, and tell him all I’ve done, And fall before his face Unworthy to be called his son, I’ll seek a servant’s place.” His father saw him coming back, He saw, and ran, and smiled; And threw his arms around the neck Of his rebellious child. “Father, I’ve sinned—but O forgive!” I’ve heard enough, he said, Rejoice my house, my son’s alive, For whom I mourned as dead. Now let the fatted calf be slain, And spread the news around; My son was dead, but lives again, Was lost, but now is found. ’Tis thus the Lord His love reveals, To call poor sinners home; More than a father’s love He feels, And welcomes all that come.

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• [Luk 15:18] Are You Coming Home Tonight?

  Are you coming home, ye wandr’ers, Whom Jesus died to win, All footsore, lame and weary, Your garments stained with sin; Will you seek the blood of Jesus To wash your garments white; Will you trust His precious promise, Are you coming home tonight? Refrain Are you coming home tonight, Are you coming home tonight, Are you coming home to Jesus, Out of darkness into light? Are you coming home tonight, Are you coming home tonight, To your loving, heav’nly Father, Are you coming home tonight? Are you coming home, ye lost ones? Behold your Lord doth wait; Come, then no longer linger, Come ere it be too late; Will you come and let Him save you, O trust His love and might; Will you come while He is calling, Are you coming home tonight? Refrain Are you coming home, ye guilty, Who bear the load of sin; Outside you’ve long been standing, Come now and venture in; Will you heed the Savior’s promise, And dare to trust Him quite; “Come unto Me,” saith Jesus, Are you coming home tonight? Refrain

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• [Luk 15:18] Coming Home

  Vile and sinful tho’ my heart may be, Fully trusting Lord, I come to Thee; Thou hast pow’r to cleanse and make me free, I am coming home. Refrain Coming home, coming home, No longer in the path of sin to roam; I’m coming home, coming home, Lord Jesus, I am coming home. Like a father seeks a wayward child, Thou hast sought me o’er the desert wild, Sick and helpless, by my sin defiled, I am coming home. Refrain Pleading tenderly, His voice I hear, Why should I refuse a friend so dear? He will take away my guilt and fear, I am coming home. Refrain Precious blood of Jesus, may its flow Cleanse from evil, wash me white as snow; There is hope alone in Thee, I know, I am coming home. Refrain Tell my mother what her boy has done, God has spoken to her wayward son; To be faithful till my crown is won, I am coming home. Refrain

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• [Luk 15:18] Coming Home To Thee

  I have heard the welcome story Of redemption, full and free; I have wandered, O my Father, But Thy child I long to be. Refrain I am coming home to Thee, Coming home to Thee; I have heard the invitation, And I’m coming home to Thee, I am coming home to Thee, Coming home to Thee; I have heard the invitation, And I’m coming home to Thee. I have heard the welcome story And it makes my heart rejoice; I have heard the gentle pleading Of the Spirit’s warning voice. Refrain I am coming, gladly coming, For I can no longer stay From Thy loving arms of mercy, And Thy precious fold, away. Refrain

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• [Luk 15:18] I Am Coming Home

  Jesus, I am coming home today, for I have found there’s joy in Thee alone; From the path of sin I turn away; now I am coming home. Refrain Jesus, I am coming home today, Never, never more from Thee to stray; Lord, I now accept Thy precious promise, I am coming home. Many years my heart has strayed from Thee, and Now repentant to Thy throne I come; Jesus opened up the way for me; now I am coming home. Refrain O the misery my sin has caused me, Naught but pain and sorrow I have known; Now I seek Thy saving grace and mercy; I am coming home. Refrain Fully trusting in Thy precious promise, With no righteousness to call my own, Pleading nothing but the blood of Jesus, I am coming home. Refrain Now I seek the cross where Jesus died! For All my sins His blood will still atone, Flowing o’er till ev’ry stain is covered; I am coming home. Refrain

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• [Luk 15:18] Last Prayer, A

  Father, I scarcely dare to pray, So clear I see, now it is done, How I have wasted half my day, And left my work but just begun. So clear I see that things I thought Were right or harmless were a sin; So clear I see that I have sought, Unconscious, selfish aims to win. So clear I see that I have hurt The souls I might have helped to save; That I have slothful been, inert, Deaf to the calls Thy leaders gave. In outskirts of Thy kingdoms vast Father, the humblest spot give me; Set me the lowliest task Thou hast, Let me repentant work for Thee.

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• [Luk 15:18] Like A Wayward Child I Wandered

  Like a wayward child I wandered From my Father’s house away, But I hear His voice entreating, And I’m coming home today. Refrain Coming, coming home, Coming, coming home, For I can no longer roam; I am sad and broken hearted, And I’m coming, coming home! I have wandered in the darkness, And my path was lone and drear, But my Father did not leave me, He was watching ever near. Refrain O the rapture that awaits me When I reach my Father’s door! Once within its blest enclosure, I am safe forevermore. Refrain I will ask Him to forgive me For the wrong that I have done, To receive, accept and bless me, Through His well belovèd Son. Refrain

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• [Luk 15:18] Lord, I’m Coming Home

  I’ve wandered far away from God, Now I’m coming home; The paths of sin too long I’ve trod, Lord, I’m coming home. Refrain Coming home, coming home, Nevermore to roam, Open wide Thine arms of love, Lord, I’m coming home. I’ve wasted many precious years, Now I’m coming home; I now repent with bitter tears, Lord, I’m coming home. Refrain I’m tired of sin and straying, Lord, Now I’m coming home; I’ll trust Thy love, believe Thy Word, Lord, I’m coming home. Refrain My soul is sick, my heart is sore, Now I’m coming home; My strength renew, my hope restore, Lord, I’m coming home. Refrain My only hope, my only plea, Now I’m coming home; That Jesus died, and died for me. Lord, I’m coming home. Refrain I need His cleansing blood, I know, Now I’m coming home; O wash me whiter than the snow, Lord, I’m coming home. Refrain

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• [Luk 15:18] Lord, To Thee I Make Confession

  Lord, to Thee I make confession; I have sinned and gone astray, I have multiplied transgression, Chosen for myself my way. Led by Thee to see my errors, Lord, I tremble at Thy terrors. Yet, though conscience’s voice appall me, Father, I will seek Thy face; Tho’ Thy child I dare not call me, Yet receive me to Thy grace. Do not for my sins forsake me; Do not let Thy wrath o’ertake me. For Thy Son did suffer for me, Gave Himself to rescue me, Died to heal me and restore me, Reconciled me unto Thee. ’Tis alone His cross can vanquish These dark fears and soothe this anguish. Then on Him I cast my burden, Sink it in the depths below. Let me know Thy gracious pardon, Wash me, make me white as snow. Let Thy Spirit leave me never; Make me only Thine forever.

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• [Luk 15:18] People Of The Living God

  People of the living God, I have sought the world around; Paths of sin and sorrow trod, Peace and comfort nowhere found: Now to you my spirit turns— Turns a fugitive unblest; Brethren, where your altar burns, Oh, receive me into rest. Lonely I no longer roam Like the cloud, the wind, the wave; Where you dwell shall be my home, Where you die shall be my grave; Mine the God Whom you adore; Your Redeemer shall be mine; Earth can fill my soul no more— Every idol I resign. Tell me not of gain and loss, Ease, enjoyment, pomp, and pow’r; Welcome poverty and cross, Shame reproach, affliction’s hour. “Follow Me”—I know Thy voice; Jesus, Lord, Thy steps I see; Now I take Thy yoke by choice, Light Thy burden now to me.

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• [Luk 15:18] Pilgrim, Burdened With Thy Sin

  Pilgrim, burdened with thy sin, Come the way to Zion’s gate: There, till mercy lets thee in, Knock, and weep, and watch, and wait. Knock—He knows the sinner’s cry; Weep—He loves the mourner’s tears; Watch, for saving grace is nigh; Wait, till heavenly light appears. Hark, it is the Bridegroom’s voice: “Welcome, pilgrim to thy rest!” Now within the gate rejoice, Safe, and sealed, and bought, and blest Safe, from all the lures of vice; Sealed, by signs the chosen know; Bought by love, and life the price; Blest, the mighty debt to owe. Holy pilgrim, what for thee In a world like this remain? From thy guarded breast shall flee Fear, and shame, and doubt, and pain; Fear, the hope of Heav’n shall fly; Shame, from glory’s view retire; Doubt, in certain rapture die; Pain, in endless bliss expire.

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• [Luk 15:18] Prodigal Son, The

  Out in the wilderness wild and drear, Sadly I’ve wandered for many a year, Driven by hunger and filled with fear, I will arise and go; Backward with sorrow my steps to trace, Seeking my heavenly Father’s face, Willing to take but a servant’s place, I will arise and go. Refrain Back to my Father and home, Back to my Father and home, I will arise and go Back to my Father and home. Why should I perish in dark despair, Here where there’s no one to help or care, When there is shelter and food to spare? I will arise and go; Deeply repenting the wrong I’ve done, Worthy no more to be called a son, Hoping my Father His child may own, I will arise and go. Refrain Sweet are the memories that come to me, Faces of loved ones again I see, Visions of home where I used to be, I will arise and go; Others have gone who had wandered, too, They were forgiven, were clothed anew, Why should I linger with home in view? I will arise and go. Refrain O that I never had gone astray! Life was all radiant with hope one day, Now all its treasures I’ve thrown away, Yet I’ll arise and go; Something is saying, “God loves you still, Tho’ you have treated His love so ill,” I must not wait, for the night grows chill, I will arise and go. Refrain

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• [Luk 15:18] Take The Home-path

  You have wandered far on the desert lone, And you face an awful fate, For a storm is near and the night comes on— Take the home-path ere too late. Refrain Take the home-path, take the home-path, Night is coming, do not wait; Take the home-path, take the home-path, Take the home-path ere too late. You have been allured from the peaceful way By your soul’s relentless foe; Let the Savior true take your hand today, For He knows the way to go. Refrain While the chance is yours turn your back to sin, Seeking pardon, humbly bow; You’ve a soul to save and a crown to win, And the time to start is now. Refrain

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• [Luk 15:18] Th’abyss Of Many A Former Sin

  Th’abyss of many a former sin Encloses me and bars me in; Like billows my transgressions roll: Be Thou the Pilot of my soul, And to salvation’s harbor bring Thou Savior and Thou glorious King. My Father’s heritage abused, Wasted by lust, by sin misused; To shame and want and misery brought, The slave to many a fruitless thought, I cry to Thee, who lovest men, O pity and receive again! In hunger now, no more possessed, Of that my portion bright and blest, The exile and the alien see, Who yet would fain return to Thee, And save me, Lord, who seek to raise To Thy dear love the hymn of praise! With that blest thief my prayer I make, “Remember” for Thy mercy’s sake! With that poor publican I cry, “Be merciful,” O God most high! With that lost prodigal I fain Back to my home would turn again! Mourn, mourn, my soul, with earnest care, And raise to Christ the contrite prayer; “O Thou, who freely wast made poor, My sorrows and my sins to cure, Me, poor of all good works, embrace, Enriching with Thy boundless grace!”

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• [Luk 15:20] Father, Again In Jesus’ Name We Meet

  Father, again in Jesus’ Name we meet, And bow in penitence beneath Your feet; Again to You our feeble voices raise, To sue for mercy, and to sing Your praise. O we would bless You for Your ceaseless care, And all Your works from day to day declare; Is not our life with hourly mercies crowned? Does not Your arm encircle us around? Alas, unworthy of Your boundless love, Too oft with careless feet from You we rove; But now, encouraged by Your voice, we come, Returning sinners to a Father’s home. O by that Name in Whom all fulness dwells, O by that love which ev’ry love excels, O by that blood so freely shed for sin, Open blest mercy’s gate and take us in.

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• [Luk 15:20] Where Is My Boy Tonight?

  Where is my wandering boy tonight— The boy of my tenderest care, The boy that was once my joy and light, The child of my love and prayer? Refrain O where is my boy tonight? O where is my boy tonight? My heart o’erflows, for I love him, he knows; O where is my boy tonight? Once he was pure as morning dew, As he knelt at his mother’s knee; No face was as bright, no heart more true, And none was so sweet as he. Refrain O could I see you now, my boy, As fair as in olden time, When prattle and smile made home a joy, And life was a merry chime! Refrain Go for my wandering boy tonight; Go search for him where you will; But bring him to me with all his blight, And tell him I love him still. Refrain

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• [Luk 15:21] O Great God Of Nations

  O great God of nations, revive us, we pray, Raise prodigal hearts to contrition today; In pride have we turned from Your life giving Word, Embracing the darkness while truth goes unheard. Create deep within us a clean heart today, Renew a right spirit, and teach us to say: Awaken, my soul, and send anthems above, To Him Who is yearning to bless you in love. Forsake not Your people though far we do roam, As hedonists, spendthrifts, abandoning home; But finally, throwing our folly aside, We see You are waiting with arms open wide. We plead Your forgiveness, our Father, we pray, O heal prideful blindness and teach us to say: How mighty the love that can conquer our sin, And open the door to the banquet within. In faith and in gratitude, then, must we share The good news of Jesus with lands everywhere, With peoples still groping and stumbling in night; For them You command us to send out the light. To shout from the rooftops, proclaim o’er the wave, That Christ has redeemed from the depths of the grave: Pour out, then, Your Spirit, afresh in this hour, Enable our tongues to speak out with Your power.

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• [Luk 15:24] Abba, Father! We Approach Thee

  “Abba, Father!” We approach Thee In our Savior’s precious Name; We, Thy children, here assembled, Now Thy promised blessing claim; From our sins His blood hath washed us, ’Tis through Him our souls draw nigh, And Thy Spirit, too, hath taught us, “Abba, Father,” thus to cry. Once as prodigals we wandered In our folly far from Thee, But Thy grace, o’er sin abounding, Rescued us from misery; Thou Thy prodigals hast pardoned, Kissed us with a Father’s love, Spread the festive board, and called us, E’er to dwell with Thee above. Clothed in garments of salvation, At Thy table is our place, We rejoice, and Thou rejoicest, In the riches of Thy grace; “It is meet,” we hear Thee saying, “We should merry and be glad, I have found My once lost children, Now they live who once were dead.” “Abba, Father!” all adore Thee, All rejoice in Heav’n above, While in us they learn the wonders Of Thy wisdom, grace, and love; Soon before Thy throne assembled, All Thy children shall proclaim, “Glory, everlasting glory, Be to God and to the Lamb!”

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• [Luk 15:24] Calling The Prodigal

  God is calling the prodigal, come without delay, Hear, O hear Him calling, calling now for thee. Tho’ you’ve wandered so far from His presence, come today, Hear His loving voice calling still. Refrain Calling now for thee, O weary prodigal, come; Calling now for thee, O weary prodigal, come. Patient, loving and tenderly still the Father pleads, Hear, O hear Him calling, calling now for thee; Oh! return while the Spirit in mercy intercedes, Hear His loving voice calling still. Refrain Come, there’s bread in the house of the Father, and to spare, Hear, O hear Him calling, calling now for thee; Lo! the table is spread and the feast is waiting there, Hear His loving voice calling still. Refrain

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