International Song Service ‎#37

37. Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling

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

Chorus:
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 you linger and heed not His mercies,
Mercies for you and for me? [Chorus]

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. [Chorus]

4 Oh, for the wonderful love He has promised,
Promised for you and for me;
Tho' we have sinn'd He has mercy and pardon,
Pardon for you and for me. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling
• Author: W. L. T.
• Refrain First Line: Come home, Come home
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1895

Tune Information

• Name: SOFTLY AND TENDERLY
• Composer: Will L. Thompson
• Key: A♭ Major