Come, Little Children

All my little children, this is a call to come home

Come home from the hurt and the harm and the lies, come home

Come home from the wounds and the wars and the scars, come home

Come home, little children, you've gone so far, so come home

All of the time, I'm right behind where you are, turn around

I took on nails in my hands and my feet, so come home

I'm drawing you now with a love so sweet, so come home

They covered my head with a crown of thorns, so come home

How often I wanted in my arms to carry you home

Come little children, now is the day

My little children, why do you wait?

Peace, little children

Now you are safe, now you are safe

I dressed you up in silver and gold at home

All of my love became old to you, so you left home

You shared your love under foreign sheets far from home

You spread your fountains out on the streets far from home

Your lovers enslaved you and took you away from your home

They wanted to sell you but nobody wanted used up you

When I walked by I was on my way back home

For the highest price I bought you back to come home

The price I paid was my own lifeblood so come home