Hymn 180

Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling

William L. Thompson

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.

Chorus

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 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?

Chorus

Come home, come home,

Ye who are weary, come home

Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,

Calling, O sinner, come home.

Verse 3

Time is now fleeting, the moments are passing,

Passing from you and from me;

Shadows are gathering, deaths night

is coming; Coming for you and for me.

Chorus

Come home, come home,

Ye who are weary, come home

Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,

Calling, O sinner, come home.

Verse 4

O, 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.

Chorus

Come home, come home,

Ye who are weary, come home

Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,

Calling, O sinner, come home.