Coming Home to Thee

I have heard the welcome story
Of redemption, full and free;
I have wandered, O my Father,
But Thy child I long to be.

Refrain

I am coming home to Thee,
Coming home to Thee;
I have heard the invitation,
And I’m coming home to Thee,
I am coming home to Thee,
Coming home to Thee;
I have heard the invitation,
And I’m coming home to Thee.

I have heard the welcome story
And it makes my heart rejoice;
I have heard the gentle pleading
Of the Spirit’s warning voice.

Refrain

I am coming, gladly coming,
For I can no longer stay
From Thy loving arms of mercy,
And Thy precious fold, away.

Refrain

Author: Fanny Crosby

Year: 1891

Fanny Crosby (Frances Jane van Alstyne) wrote hundreds of gospel song texts in the late 19th century; the style, phrasing, and refrain structure are characteristic of her work. Some hymnals attribute the text to her under one of her many pseudonyms, but the most common attribution is to Fanny Crosby.