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Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling

Author: Will Thompson, 1847-1909 Meter: 11.7.11.7 with refrain Appears in 864 hymnals 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. 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 tary 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] Topics: Forgiveness, Healing Scripture: Luke 15:11-32 Used With Tune: THOMPSON

The Banner of the Cross

Author: D. W. Whittle Meter: 11.7.11.7 with refrain Appears in 147 hymnals First Line: There's a royal banner given for display Refrain First Line: Marching on, marching on Topics: Choir; Christ Cross of; Cross of Christ; Warfare, Christian

The Savior Is Waiting

Author: Ralph Carmichael Meter: 11.7.11.7 with refrain Appears in 27 hymnals First Line: The Savior is waiting to enter your heart Refrain First Line: Time after time He has waited before

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THOMPSON

Meter: 11.7.11.7 with refrain Appears in 556 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Will L. Thompson Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 32117 12166 51113 Used With Text: Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling

ROYAL BANNER

Meter: 11.7.11.7 with refrain Appears in 115 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: James McGranahan Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 34555 13456 51172 Used With Text: There's a Royal Banner Given for Display

GLORY GATES

Meter: 11.7.11.7 with refrain Appears in 14 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: G. P. Hott Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 12355 65653 11235 Used With Text: I Am Looking for the City

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UA HA'AWI IA HE BANA NANI E

Author: El Nathan (D. W. Whittle), 1840-1901; Kalaina Hymnal: Na Himeni Haipule Hawaii #25 (1972) Meter: 11.7.11.7 with refrain First Line: Ua haawi ia he bana nani e Refrain First Line: Naue mau, naue mau Languages: Hawaiian Tune Title: ROYAL BANNER

Softly and Tenderly

Author: Will L. Thompson, 1847-1909 Hymnal: Hymns of Promise #61 (2015) Meter: 11.7.11.7 with refrain 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. 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] Topics: Praise to Christ Languages: English Tune Title: THOMPSON

Come home, come home

Author: Will L. Thompson Hymnal: Small Church Music #115 Meter: 11.7.11.7 with refrain First Line: Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling Tune Title: THOMPSON

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James McGranahan

1840 - 1907 Meter: 11.7.11.7 with refrain Composer of "ROYAL BANNER" in Hymns for the Living Church James McGranahan USA 1840-1907. Born at West Fallowfield, PA, uncle of Hugh McGranahan, and son of a farmer, he farmed during boyhood. Due to his love of music his father let him attend singing school, where he learned to play the bass viol. At age 19 he organized his first singing class and soon became a popular teacher in his area of the state. He became a noted musician and hymns composer. His father was reluctant to let him pursue this career, but he soon made enough money doing it that he was able to hire a replacement farmhand to help his father while he studied music. His father, a wise man, soon realized how his son was being used by God to win souls through his music. He entered the Normal Music School at Genesco, NY, under William B Bradbury in 1861-62. He met Miss Addie Vickery there. They married in 1863, and were very close to each other their whole marriage, but had no children. She was also a musician and hymnwriter in her own right. For a time he held a postmaster’s job in Rome, PA. In 1875 he worked for three years as a teacher and director at Dr. Root’s Normal Music Institute. He because well-known and successful as a result, and his work attracted much attention. He had a rare tenor voice, and was told he should train for the operatic stage. It was a dazzling prospect, but his friend, Philip Bliss, who had given his wondrous voice to the service of song for Christ for more than a decade, urged him to do the same. Preparing to go on a Christmas vacation with his wife, Bliss wrote McGranahan a letter about it, which McGranahan discussed with his friend Major Whittle. Those two met in person for the first time at Ashtubula, OH, both trying to retrieve the bodies of the Bliss’s, who died in a bridge-failed train wreck. Whittle thought upon meeting McGranahan, that here is the man Bliss has chosen to replace him in evangelism. The men returned to Chicago together and prayed about the matter. McGranahan gave up his post office job and the world gained a sweet gospel singer/composer as a result. McGranahan and his wife, and Major Whittle worked together for 11 years evangelizing in the U.S., Great Britain, and Ireland. They made two visits to the United Kingdom, in 1880 and 1883, the latter associated with Dwight Moody and Ira Sankey evangelistic work. McGranahan pioneered use of the male choir in gospel song. While holding meetings in Worcester, MA, he found himself with a choir of only male voices. Resourcefully, he quickly adapted the music to those voices and continued with the meetings. The music was powerful and started what is known as male choir and quartet music. Music he published included: “The choice”, “Harvest of song”, “Gospel Choir”,, “Gospel hymns #3,#4, #5, #6” (with Sankey and Stebbins), “Songs of the gospel”, and “Male chorus book”. The latter three were issued in England. In 1887 McGranahan’s health compelled him to give up active work in evangelism. He then built a beautiful home, Maplehurst, among friends at Kinsman, OH, and settled down to the composition of music, which would become an extension of his evangelistic work. Though his health limited his hours, of productivity, some of his best hymns were written during these days. McGranahan was a most lovable, gentle, modest, unassuming, gentleman, and a refined and cultured Christian. He loved good fellowship, and often treated guests to the most delightful social feast. He died of diabetes at Kinsman, OH, and went home to be with his Savior. John Perry

D. W. Whittle

1840 - 1901 Person Name: Daniel W. Whittle Meter: 11.7.11.7 with refrain Author of "There's a Royal Banner Given for Display" in Hymns for the Living Church [Also published under the pseudonym El Nathan.] =============== Whittle, D. W.. Six of his hymns (Nos. 295, 308,363, 385, 386, 417) are given in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, under the signature of "El Nathan." --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

Will L. Thompson

1847 - 1909 Meter: 11.7.11.7 with refrain Author of "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling" in Renew! Songs and Hymns for Blended Worship Will Lamartine Thompson (1847-1909) Born: November 7, 1847, East Liverpool, Ohio. Died: September 20, 1909, New York, New York. Buried: Riverview Cemetery, East Liverpool, Ohio. Rebuffed in an early attempt to sell his songs to a commercial publisher, Thompson started his own publishing company. He later expanded, opening a store to sell pianos, organs and sheet music. Both a lyricist and composer, he ensured he would always remember words or melodies that came to him at odd times: "No matter where I am, at home or hotel, at the store or traveling, if an idea or theme comes to me that I deem worthy of a song, I jot it down in verse. In this way I never lose it." Thompson took ill during a tour of Europe, and his family cut short their travels to return home. He died a few weeks later. Music-- 1.Jesus Is All the World to Me 2.Lead Me Gently Home, Father 3.Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling 4.There’s a Great Day Coming --hymntime.com/tch ================================== Various biographical sketches and newspaper articles about Thompson are available in the DNAH Archives.

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