When God Ran (Phillips, Craig & Dean)

Beautiful song from the story of the prodigal son in the Bible (Luke 15:11-32).  The profligate son asks his Father for his inheritance, squanders it in wild living, hits rock bottom, then comes to his senses and decides to go home and be a servant in his Father's house. But the Bible says, while was a long way off, the Father (who all this time was longingly waiting for the son to return), ran to him, embraced him, and restored him back as a son in the family. Jesus told this parable, and he of all people, would know the characteristic of his Father. This is the only place in the Bible where God the Father is characterised as running - in every other account, He is seated on the throne, high and lifted up. But for the lost son who returns home, the Father runs towards Him in his great love. There is no one who is too deep in sin, too beyond redemption, that the Father does not take back into his arms. "See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are!" (1 John 3:1)

Almighty God
The great I Am
Immovable Rock
Omnipotent
Powerful
Awesome Lord

Victorious warrior
Commanding King of Kings
Mighty conqueror, and the only time
The only time I ever saw Him run

Was when He ran to me
He took me in His arms
Held my head to His chest
Said, "My son's come home again",
Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes,

With forgiveness in His voice He said,
"Son, do you know I still love you?"
He caught me by surprise when God ran

The day I left home I knew I'd broken His heart
And wondered then if things could ever be the same
Then one night I remembered His love for me
And down that dusty road ahead I could see
It was the only time
It was the only time I ever saw Him run

Was when He ran to me,
He took me in His arms
Held my head to His chest
Said, "My son's come home again",
Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes,

With forgiveness in His voice He said,
"Son, do you know I still love you?"
He caught me by surprise,
And He brought me to my knees,
When God ran, I saw Him run to me

I was so ashamed, all alone and so far away
But now I know He's been waiting for this day

I saw Him run to me
He took me in His arms
Held my head to His chest
Said, "My son's come home again",
Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes

With forgiveness in His voice He said,
I felt His love for me again

He ran to me
I saw Him run to me
And then I ran to Him
When God ran