
Author: Will L. Thompson, 1847-1909 Hymnal: Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #769 (2012) Meter: 11.7.11.7 with refrain Refrain First Line: Come home, come home Lyrics: 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] Topics: Penance Sacraments; Comfort; Death; Homecoming; Jesus Christ; Love of God for Us; Mercy, Forgiveness; Promise of God; Reconciliation, Atonement, Forgiveness; Refuge, Security; Sickness; Times and Seasons Scripture: Matthew 11:28 Languages: English Tune Title: THOMPSON
Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling