Renew! Songs and Hymns for Blended Worship ‎#147

147. Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling

1 Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,
calling for you and for me;
though we have sinned, he has mercy and pardon,
pardon 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 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)

Text Information

• First Line: Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling
• Title: Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling
• Author: Will L. Thompson (1880)
• Refrain First Line: Come home, come home
• Meter: 11.7.11.7.Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Topic: Service of the Word: Invitation Songs; The Service of the Word: Invitational Songs

Tune Information

• Name: THOMPSON
• Composer: Will L. Thompson
• Meter: 11.7.11.7.Refrain
• Key: G Major