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THE PRODIGAL; QUATRAIN by LOUISE CHANDLER MOULTON

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First Line: SAD PENITENT, BELOVED OF GOD THOU ART
Last Line: IS THE RETURNING SINNER, TO HIS SIGHT.

SAD penitent, beloved of God thou art,
Thy wandering feet He welcomes home at night --
More dear than those who never did depart
Is the returning sinner, to His sight.



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