| Text: | Softly and Tenderly |
| Author: | Will L. Thompson |
| Tune: | THOMPSON |
| Composer: | Will L. Thompson |
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 (1880) |
| Refrain First Line: | Come home, come home |
| Meter: | 11.7.11.7 with Refrain |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Scripture: | ; ; ; |
| Topic: | Forgiveness of Sins: Invitation and Call; Prevenient Grace |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | THOMPSON |
| Composer: | Will L. Thompson (1880) |
| Meter: | 11.7.11.7 with Refrain |
| Key: | G Major or modal |