I have returned

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 have longed for my loved ones,

For the comforts of home and the God I outgrew.

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.

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.

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.

I have returned to the God of my father,

The most God-like man a child could know;

I just heard a shout from the angels in glory,

Praising the Lord a child has come home.

I have returned to the God of my father,

Creator of heaven and earth, God of the universe;

He's Jesus to me, Eternal Deity;

Praise His name, I have returned.

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 Saviour of all is a comfort to man.

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.