Come Home
Carey Landry Lyrics
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Like a mother or father waiting,
longing for child's return.
Come home, come home,
for love is waiting there.
In the stillness we will hear God's voice:
Come home, be reconciled.
And if you, O God, should mark our guilt,
then who could survive?
But with you is found forgiveness
and to your loving arms we return.
Come home, come home,
for love is waiting there.
In the stillness we will hear God's voice:
Come home, be reconciled.
And with you,
there is mercy and redemption to the full.
We will wait upon love, O God,
we will trust, we will trust you Word.
Come home, come home,
for love is waiting there.
In the stillness we will hear God's voice:
Come home, be reconciled.
The lyrics of Carey Landry's song "Come Home" convey a message of hope, redemption, and forgiveness. The opening lines express the idea that God is waiting for our return like a parent waiting for a child to come home. This imagery of a loving parent waiting for a child establishes the idea that the love of God is always present no matter how far we may have strayed from him.
The chorus "Come home, come home, for love is waiting there" reinforces this message of returning home to God, where we will find love and comfort. The phrase "In the stillness we will hear God's voice" suggests that in order to hear God's call to come back to him, we need to quiet our minds and listen attentively. The second verse reminds us that we are all sinners and that it is only through God's forgiveness that we can be reconciled with him.
The third verse emphasizes the idea that God is merciful and that he offers us full redemption through his love. The final lines of the song express a willingness to trust in God's word and to wait patiently for his love. The song concludes with a repetition of the chorus, emphasizing once again the need to come home to God and to be reconciled with him through his love and forgiveness.
Line by Line Meaning
I, your God, am waiting, awaiting your return.
God is eagerly waiting for his children to come back to him, like a parent waiting for their child's return.
Come home, come home, for love is waiting there.
God is inviting us to come back to him, where his love is always present.
In the stillness we will hear God's voice: Come home, be reconciled.
When we listen to the voice of God in the silence, we will hear him calling us to return and be reconciled with him.
And if you, O God, should mark our guilt, then who could survive?
If God were to punish us for our mistakes, we wouldn't be able to survive his judgement.
But with you is found forgiveness and to your loving arms we return.
Thankfully, God offers us forgiveness and welcomes us back into his loving embrace.
And with you, there is mercy and redemption to the full.
God is full of mercy and redemption, allowing us to fully experience his grace.
We will wait upon love, O God, we will trust, we will trust you Word.
We will patiently wait for God's love, trusting in his promises and his Word.
Contributed by Gabriella S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.