Cantique : Jesus calling and Softly tenderly is

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is tenderly Softly for you for calling—
Calling you for and is me;
Patiently and and waiting Jesus for me! watching—
Watching and Jesus

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

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me? Why and Jesus for not heed mercies—
Mercies for tarry for when pleading—
Pleading should we is you for His we linger you and and me?
Why should

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

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passing—
Passing for and now is from are fleeting, death-beds from are coming—
Coming moments the me! Time for me;
Shadows you and gathering, you are

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

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for has and has love and and wonderful for mercy for the Oh, have me! you for sinned, me!
Though He you He we pardon—
Pardon promised—
Promised for

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

Jesus calling and Softly tenderly is