Bring Him Home
A Father's Plea for Peace and Joy: Bring Him Home
Lyrics
God on high
Expression of a plea to God, acknowledging the divine presence.
Hear my prayer
A request for divine attention and response to the speaker's prayer.
In my need
Expressing a state of necessity or desperation.
You have always been there
Recognition of God's consistent presence and support in times of need.
He is young
Describing the person in question as young.
He's afraid
Highlighting the fear or anxiety felt by the person.
Let him rest
Requesting a peaceful rest for the individual.
Heaven blessed.
Acknowledgment of divine blessing on the person.
Bring him home
Repetition emphasizing the plea to bring the person home.
Bring him home
-Bring him home
-He's like the son I might have known
Comparing the person to a potential son, expressing a paternal sentiment.
If God had granted me a son.
Reflecting on the hypothetical son as a gift from God.
The summers die
Commenting on the passage of time and the fleeting nature of life.
One by one
-How soon they fly
-On and on
Expressing a sense of aging and the inevitability of departure.
And I am old
-And will be gone.
-Bring him peace
Wishing for peace and joy for the young person.
Bring him joy
-He is young
-He is only a boy
Emphasizing the youthfulness of the person and vulnerability.
You can take
Expressions of giving and taking, with a plea for the person to live freely.
You can give
-Let him be
-Let him live
-If I die, let me die
Acceptance of the possibility of the speaker's own death for the sake of the person's life.
Let him live
Reiteration of the desire for the person's life and well-being.
Bring him home
Final repetition of the plea to bring the person home.
Bring him home
-Bring him home
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