Softly and Tenderly

Verse 1
Softly and ten­der­ly Je­sus is call­ing,
Calling for you and for me; (John 10:3)
See, on the por­tals He’s wait­ing and watch­ing, (Rev. 3:20, Luke 15:20)
Watching for you and for me.

Chorus
Come home, come home, (Luke 15:17-24)
You who are wea­ry, come home; (Matt. 11:28)
Earnestly, ten­der­ly, Je­sus is call­ing,
Calling, O sin­ner, come home!

Verse 2
Why should we tar­ry when Je­sus is plead­ing, (II Cor. 5:20)
Pleading for you and for me?
Why should we lin­ger and heed not His mer­cies, (Rom. 2:4)
Mercies for you and for me?

Verse 3
Time is now fleet­ing, the mo­ments are pass­ing,
Passing from you and from me; (James 4:14, II Cor. 6:2)
Shadows are ga­ther­ing, death­beds are com­ing,
Coming for you and for me.

Verse 4
O for the won­der­ful love He has pro­mised,
Promised for you and for me! (John 3:16, Rom. 5:8, I John 4:9-10)
Though we have sinned, He has mer­cy and par­don,
Pardon for you and for me. (Ps. 103:8-12, Isa. 55:7, Mic. 7:18-19)