Softly and tenderly

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.

Come Home (come home)
Come Home (come home)
Ye who are weary, come home ...
Earnestly, tenderly,
Jesus is calling
Calling, O sinner, come home!

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?

Come Home (come home)
Come Home (come home)
Ye who are weary, come home ...
Earnestly, tenderly,
Jesus is calling
Calling, O sinner, come home!

Oh! for the won-der-ful love
He has promised,
Promised for you and for me;
Tho’ we have sinned,
He has mercy and pardon,
Pardon for you and for me.

Come Home (come home)
Come Home (come home)
Ye who are weary, come home ...
Earnestly, tenderly,
Jesus is calling
Calling, O sinner, come home!