| Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. And he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. (Gen. 37:34‑35) |
| Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? (Gen. 45:3) |
| Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not. (Gen. 45:9) |
| Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die. (Gen. 45:28) |
| Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. (Gen. 46:29) |
There is never a heart so broken, But our loving Lord can heal. |