Rich in Mercy
Have you ever left your home and your family behind?
To follow sirens wailing, of women and of wine?
Have you ever lost your spirit, your body and your mind?
Searching for your precious pearls you scattered before swine?
Your father blessed you with a share of his wealth
A rich inheritance given in good health
He gave his life for you, he toiled and he saved
But you sold your soul to sin and made yourself its slave
Prodigal, prodigal…
Did you think that fame and fortune would make you truly free?
Although your cup is full, your heart remains empty
Do you find yourself weighed down by the heavy chains of greed?
When fortune turns to famine, “I want” becomes “I need”
Back at home your father waits to hear your call
But you never bother to think of him at all
Your talents squandered, your life has gone to waste
When red lights lose their luster, and salt has lost its taste…
Prodigal, prodigal…
Why not pick yourself up and walk on home again?
To tell your father, “I know that I have sinned.
I fled into the world carrying your name.
But now I’ve brought it back to you with nothing more than shame.”
Pick yourself up and go on home, you will always be his own…
They call me Prodigal, the Prodigal Son
But the truth is that it’s you who are the Prodigal One
You lavish me with mercy and you grant me life anew
My heart was restless ‘till it found its rest in you
I thought you were rich because of money
But you are rich in mercy
When I had died, you gave me life again
You should call me servant, but you call me friend.
Have you seen your father run to you while still a long way off?
And seen his heart rejoicing for the son he thought was lost?
He clothes you in his sandals, his robe and his ring
Despite his throne of justice, he treats you like a king
Merciful, merciful…
Have you ever felt forgiveness in the Father’s warm embrace?
Where mercy conquers justice and sin succumbs to grace?
Have you known Divine Mercy and felt its healing rays?
Streaming from the Heart of One who wears the Father’s face?
O Father, O Son…
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