I HAVE RETURNED

Words and Music by Marijohn Wilkin


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1. I have returned to the God of my childhood
To the same simple faith as a child I once knew.
Like the prodigal son I longed for my loved ones
For the comforts of home and the God I outgrew.

CHORUS:

I have returned to the God of my childhood,
Bethlehem's Babe, the prophet's Messiah;
He's Jesus to me, Eternal Deity;
Praise His Name, I have returned.

2. I have returned to the God of my mother
With unfailing faith for the child of her heart;
She said bring them up the way that you want them,
Thank God when they're grown they'll never depart.

CHORUS:

I have returned to the God of my mother,
I learned at her knee He's the Lily of the valley.
He's Jesus to me, Eternal Deity;
Praise His Name, I have returned.

3. I have returned to the God of my father,
The most God-like man a child could know.
I just hear a shout from the angels in glory,
Praising the Lord a child has come home.

CHORUS:

I have returned to the God of my father,
Creator of heav'n and earth, God of the universe.
He's Jesus to me, Eternal Deity;
Praise His Name, I have returned.

4. I have returned to the Yahweh of Judah,
On my knees I did fall where the wall now stands;
This lesson I learned as I've worked my way homeward,
The Savior of all is a comfort to man.

CHORUS:

I have returned to the Father of Abraham,
The shepherd of Moses who called Him the great I Am;
He's Jesus to me, Eternal Deity;
Praise His Name, I have returned.


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