Bring Him Home
A Father's Plea for Peace and Blessings: Bring Him Home
Lyrics
God on high hear my prayer
Requesting the attention of God, asking for divine intervention.
In my need you have always been there
Acknowledging a history of reliance on God during times of need.
He is young he's afraid
Describing someone young and fearful.
Let him rest heaven blessed
Expressing a desire for the person to find peace in heaven.
Bring him home bring him home
An emotional plea to bring the person back home.
Bring him home
Repeating the plea for emphasis.
He's like the son I might have known
Comparing the person to a potential son, expressing a sense of familiarity.
If God had granted me a son the summers die
Reflecting on the passage of time and the fleeting nature of life.
One by one how soon they fly
Commenting on the quick passage of summers and the brevity of life.
On and on and I am old
Expressing a feeling of old age and the inevitability of departing.
And will be gone
Acknowledging the transient nature of life.
Bring him peace bring him joy
Expressing a wish for the person to find peace and joy.
He is young he is only a boy
Reiterating the youthfulness of the person.
You can take you can give
Highlighting the dual nature of life – giving and taking.
Let him be let him live
Asking for the person to be allowed to live freely.
If I die, let me die let him live
Expressing a willingness to sacrifice oneself for the person's well-being.
Bring him home bring him home
Reiterating the plea to bring the person back home.
Bring him home
Repeating the plea for emphasis.
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