Ive Come To Take You Home chords

[VERSE 1]
"Go [G]plead with your mother," were the [D7]words of [D]Hosea
As he [G]sent his children [G7]to extend his [C]mercy.
[C]So [Em]they [Am]journeyed down the long path
That [G]led to much des[Em]truction;
[A]All the while, their [C]lonely hearts were [G]hur[D]ting.
Their [G]hope was crushed inside
As their com[D7]passion was de[D]nied.
The [G]woman they so [G7]loved seemed like a s[C]tranger.
Heart-[Am]broken and alone,
They took the [G]long road [Em]home,
For [C]sin now reigned, and [D]hope seemed gone to ch[G]ange her.

[Pause 3 beats]

One [G]day the word was told; some [D7]slaves were being [D]sold.
A [G]restless love [G7]sent Hosea [C]seeking.
[C]One [Em]by [Am]one, they brought them in
So [G]beaten down with [Em]sin.
[A]In his chest, his [C]anxious heart was [G]bea[D]ting.
All at [G]once she caught his eye;
From his [D7]lips the bids were [D]high.
She could [G]not believe the [G7]voice she could [C]hear!
Would he, through [Am]judgement, take her life?
Forever [G]end his pain and [Em]strife?
What would [C]happen as she [D]saw him drawing [G]near her?

[CHORUS]
"I've [G7]come to take you [C]hom[D]e!
I know that you've done [G]wrong,
But for you I give my [C]life.
Through the sorrow, pain, and [D]strife
I couldn't let you [G]go!
Let's [G7]leave the past be[C]hin[D]d;
Love conquers one more [G]tim[Em]e."
He took her hand and [C]said,
"There's a new day just a[D]head;
I've come to take you [C]hom[G]e!"

[VERSE 2]
I [G]stood in that same place:
Bound by [D7]sin, a broken [D]slave.
From the [G]depths of my de[G7]spair I prayed for [C]mercy.
I [C]heard [Em]His [Am]words, "The price was paid
On the [G]cross for you that [Em]day!
Take My [C]hand now, child, and [D]welcome to the [G]family!"

[CHORUS]
"I've [G7]come to take you [C]hom[D]e!
I know that you've done [G]wrong,
But for you I gave my [C]life.
Through the sorrow, pain, and [D]strife
I couldn't let you [G]go!
Let's [G7]leave the past be[C]hin[D]d;
Love conquers one more [G]tim[Em]e."
He took my hand and [C]said,
"There's a new day just a[D]head;
I've come to take you [C]hom[G]e!"