RitualSong (2nd ed.) ‎#1060

1060. Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling

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 Jesus Is Calling
• Author: Will L. Thompson, 1847-1909
• Refrain First Line: Come home, come home
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2016
• Topic: Penance; Reconciliation

Tune Information

• Name: [Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling]
• Composer: Will L. Thompson, 1847-1909
• Key: G Major or modal