Author: Will L. Thompson Meter: 11.7.11.7 Appears in 873 hymnals First Line: Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling Refrain First Line: Come home, come home Lyrics: 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.
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 we 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;
Though we have sinned He has mercy and pardon,
Pardon for you and for me.
[Chorus] Topics: Redemption, Salvation, Atonement; Surrender, Submission Used With Tune: THOMPSON
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