Joe Mattingly has written a song that would suit the reading of the prodigal son as well as Lenten and penitential liturgies. This church used it for distribution of ashes, which would be a nice change from “Ashes”.
You can find the text in the sample at WLP, where the sheet music can be purchased.
The music I have in VAO guitar edition confuses the bracketed subtitle with the directions for playing the song! In the sample it is suggested as moderato rather than to be played “softly and tenderly”.
I detected a whiff of Bacharach in the tune so I pressed that button on BIAB and added a gratuitous sax line – sorry.
I can’t find a version by Mattingly’s choir but these young people have a good try: