Lord I'm Coming Home [core]

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

Chorus
Coming home, coming home
Never more to roam
Open wide thine arms of God
Lord, I'm coming home

I've wasted many precious years,...
I now repent with bitter tears,...

I'm tired of sin and straying, Lord,...
I'll trust Thy love, believe Thy word,...

My soul is sick, my heart is sore,...
My strength renew, my hope restore,...

My only hope, my only plea,...
That Jesus died, and died for me,...

I need His cleansing blood I know,...
Oh wash me whiter than the snow,...

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