Orig­i­nally drafted on 17th July 09.… after months of press­ing on I’ve finally decided to com­plete it (obvi­ously with the help of more mate­r­ial I’ve had the oppor­tu­nity to gather over the months).

“There He stands with arms out­stretched and
He runs toward us when we arrive.
He throws His arms around us and all that He is fills our spirit.
For this day He has waited and no greater joy could pos­si­bly exist.”

Those were James’ lines toward the end of the musi­cal yes­ter­day. It reminded me of the song we wrote at the work­shop early this year.  It is based on the Para­ble of the Lost Son/Prodigal Son, Luke 15:11 – 32. (Click ‘con­tinue read­ing’ for the song)

Live record­ing (Poor quality).

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Music & Lyrics by Ian Wong, Wei Yong, Gaius Liang and Joshua Sim

Verse 1
Lost in the desert, Found by Your grace
I was alone, Then I saw Your face
Into Your arms, I gladly come
Put your robe around me, And set me free

Cho­rus
I wanna run to You
Into Your arms wide open
I wanna be found in You
And embrace Salvation

Verse 2
With tears on Your face,
You wel­come me home
My sin You have for­got­ten,
My shame you have removed

Though I dont deserve it,
You called me Your son
Was dead but now I am alive
Was lost and now Im found

Verse 3
Wont you draw me deeper,
Than Ive ever been
To trade the trea­sures of this world,
For trea­sures unseen

Wont you fill me up Lord,
More and more each day
I want to know the power of the cross