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Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal · No. 287 · Words: Will L. Thompson
Softly and Tenderly
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A gospel invitation hymn written by Will L. Thompson in 1880, calling weary sinners to return to Christ. Its gentle, tender appeal made it one of the most beloved evangelistic hymns of the 19th century.
Verse 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;
ye who are weary come home;
earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,
calling, O sinner, come home!
Verse 2
Why should we tary 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
Come home, come home;
ye who are weary come home;
earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,
calling, O sinner, come home!
Verse 3
Think of 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
Come home, come home;
ye who are weary come home;
earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,
calling, O sinner, come home!
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