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Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling—
Calling for you and for me;
Patiently Jesus is waiting and watching—
Watching for you and for me!
Calling for you and for me;
Patiently Jesus is waiting and watching—
Watching for you and for me!
Come home! come home!
Ye who are weary, come home!
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,
Calling, O sinner, come home!
Ye who are weary, come home!
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,
Calling, O sinner, come home!
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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?
Pleading for you and for me?
Why should we linger and heed not His mercies—
Mercies for you and for me?
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Time is now fleeting, the moments are passing—
Passing from you and from me;
Shadows are gathering, death-beds are coming—
Coming for you and for me!
Passing from you and from me;
Shadows are gathering, death-beds are coming—
Coming for you and for me!
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Oh, 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!
Promised for you and for me!
Though we have sinned, He has mercy and pardon—
Pardon for you and for me!
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White Plains, New York, United States
Heard this for the first time yesterday at a convention in RI.
What a blessing ( Matthew 11:28-30, Mark 10:49)
Lusaka, Zambia
It's such a beautiful hymn it touches my heart and calls me home and reminds me that am nothing but a sinner yet He still calls softly and tenderly.
Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Such a beautiful song, I first heard this sung by Elvis Presley and this in turn has led to me looking up the lyrics. He sung a fair bit of gospel and this is one of my favorite.
Detroit, MI, United States
This hymn has a very good melody. And when you listen, really listen, to the words you realize that there's also a wonderful message. "Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling, calling for you and for me..." When it's put like that, beautifully and simply, is it any wonder that so many people have responded to the hymn and answered that call? - Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919-91)
Tennessee Ernie's version has stanza #3 and stanza #4 interchanged in order, which may be more effective for altar call, but the original order is as hymnal.net has it. Ernie says it should be played not too slowly, flowing easily.
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This hymn was sung in the Academy Award winning movie "Trip to Bountiful" (1985), and at a memorial service for American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, April 8, 1968. - cyberhymnal
Chicago, IL, United States
I love this beautiful hymn. It always helps my love life!! :)
Canton
I have repeatedly sung each of my grandsons to sleep with this precious hymn in the hope they will one day receive Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior and one day come home to join me and the Savior.
Carlisle PA, United States Minor Outlying Islands
Like the song Jesus is calling.
Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling—
Calling for you and for ME....
Port Harcourt, Rivers, Canada
The Almighty God is so merciful and tenderly to receive us back as His children, it doesn't matter how black and terrible our sins may be, He is able to cleanse us and make white as snow.
Kigali, Rwanda, Rwanda
Come home...
167 Is there any here that doesn't have the Holy Spirit, has never been filled with the Spirit of God, you're not sure of your standing? Raise your hand, say, "I haven't received the Holy Ghost, Brother Branham." Have you received the Holy Ghost since you have believed? If you haven't, raise your hands. Would you like to come and kneel right here now, and let us pray for you, receive the Holy Ghost? Come on now while we sing.