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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. | |||
<b>Refrain:</b> | |||
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? <i>[Refrain]</i> | |||
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. <i>[Refrain]</i> | |||
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. <i>[Refrain]</i>} | |||
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(Posted 2026-03-22) CPDL #88724:
- Editor: Douglas Walczak (submitted 2026-03-22). Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 94 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: This is a 1928 arrangement of the hymn by Frederic York for SATB Choir and keyboard.
General Information
Title: Softly and tenderly
Composer: Will Lamartine Thompson
Lyricist: Will Lamartine Thompson
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1880
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Original text and translations
{{Text|English| 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 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, deathbeds are 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]}