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Text:Softly and Tenderly
Author:Will L. Thompson
Tune:THOMPSON
Composer:Will L. Thompson

479. 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.
You 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; death's night is 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
Refrain First Line: Come home, come home
Meter: 11.7.11.7. with Refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 1997
Topic: New Life in Christ: Invitation and Acceptance
Tune Information
Name: THOMPSON
Composer: Will L. Thompson
Meter: 11.7.11.7. with Refrain
Key: G Major



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