Worship in Song ‎#209

209. Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling

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 Oh, 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 Jesus Is Calling
• Author: Will L. Thompson
• Refrain First Line: Come home, come home
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Comfort; Death; Forgiveness; God's Love; Living Christ; Mercy; Sin
• Source: Sparkling Gems Nos. 1 & 2 Combined, 1880

Tune Information

• Name: [Softly and tenderly, Jesus is calling]
• Composer: Will L. Thompson
• Key: A♭ Major