Text:Softly and Tenderly
Author:Will L. Thompson, 1847-1909
Tune:[Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling]
Composer:Will L. Thompson, 1847-1909

694. Softly and Tenderly

1 Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,
Calling for you and for me;
See, on the portals he's waiting and watching,
Watching for you and for me.

Refrain:
Come home, come home,
Ye who are weary, come home;
Earnestly, tenderly Jesus is calling,
Calling, O sinner, come home!

2 Why should we tarry when Jesus is pleading,
Pleading for you and for me?
Why should we linger and heed not his mercies,
Mercies for you and for me? [Refrain]

3 Time is now fleeting, the moments are passing,
Passing from you and from me;
Shadows are gathering, deathbeds are coming,
Coming for you and for me. [Refrain]

4 O for the wonderful love he has promised,
Promised for you and for me;
Though we have sinned, he has mercy and pardon,
Pardon for you and for me. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling
Title: Softly and Tenderly
Author: Will L. Thompson, 1847-1909
Refrain First Line: Come home, come home
Language: English
Publication Date: 1961
Scripture:
Topic: Calling; Danger of Delay; Hymns for Informal Occasions (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: [Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling]
Composer: Will L. Thompson, 1847-1909
Key: A♭ Major



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