266. 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, 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 | |
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| First Line: | Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling |
| Title: | Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling |
| Author: | Will L. Thompson (1880) |
| Publication Date: | 1974 |
| Meter: | 11 7 11 7 Ref. |
| Scripture: | Matthew 11:28 |
| Topic: | Christ: Call of; Warnings |
| Refrain First Line: | Come home, come home, ye who are weary |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | THOMPSON |
| Composer: | Will L. Thompson (1880) |
| Meter: | 11 7 11 7 Ref. |
| Key: | G Major or modal |
