Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#578

578. Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling

1 Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,
Calling for you and for me;
Patiently Jesus is 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 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
• Author: Will Lamartine Thompson, 1847 - 1909
• Refrain First Line: Come home, come home
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Holy Week; The Life in Christ: Repentance and Faith; The Life In Christ: Comfort and Rest

Tune Information

• Name: FOR YOU AND FOR ME
• Composer: Will Lamartine Thompson, 1847 - 1909
• Meter: 11 7, 11 7. With Refrain.
• Key: A♭ Major