Softly and Tenderly

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

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Come home! 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?

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!

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!