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Words copyright © 2011 F. Richard Garland Music arr. copyright © 2009 John R. Kleinheksel, Sr. Published by The General Board of Discipleship of The United Methodist Church, PO Box 340003, Nashville TN 37203. Website http://www.umcworship.org. Used by permission.

This hymn may be reproduced and used in congregational worship with the inclusion of the complete copyright citation on each copy or screen. It may not be used for profit, sold,republished, altered or placed on a website.

MUSIC: Antonin Dvorak, arr. John R. Kleinheksel Sr., 2009WORDS: F. Richard Garland, 2011 (Luke 15:11-32)

(Alternate harmonization, The Faith We Sing, no. 2275)

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