Another powerful song!!

I have this song on my Sony Walkman, and is lined-out by Brother Mike Slone(old regular on here...not OldRegular.....just old regular).....it's wonderful!! Here's the lyrics to the song I am talking about!!


Afflictions Though They Seem severe

by John Newton


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.


Man, I listened to this tonight, and I had goosebumps!!

 

Me gettin' old? I heard you went to a museum once, and one of those dinosaurs stated, "I've seen you somewhere before". :laugh: