All my little children, this is a call to come home Come home from the hurt and the harm and the lies, come home Come home from the wounds and the wars and the scars, come home Come home, little children, you've gone so far, so come home All of the time, I'm right behind where you are, turn around I took on nails in my hands and my feet, so come home I'm drawing you now with a love so sweet, so come home They covered my head with a crown of thorns, so come home How often I wanted in my arms to carry you home Come little children, now is the day My little children, why do you wait? Peace, little children Now you are safe, now you are safe I dressed you up in silver and gold at home All of my love became old to you, so you left home You shared your love under foreign sheets far from home You spread your fountains out on the streets far from home Your lovers enslaved you and took you away from your home They wanted to sell you but nobody wanted used up you When I walked by I was on my way back home For the highest price I bought you back to come home The price I paid was my own lifeblood so come home