Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling Verse 1:
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,
Calling for you and for me;
At the heart’s portal He’s waiting and watching,
Watching for you and for me.
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling Refrain:
Come home, (Come home),
Come home, (come home),
Ye who are weary, come home;
Earnestly, tenderly Jesus is calling,
Calling, O sinner, come home!
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling 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?
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling Refrain:
Come home, (Come home),
Come home, (come home),
Ye who are weary, come home;
Earnestly, tenderly Jesus is calling,
Calling, O sinner, come home!
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling 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.
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling Refrain:
Come home, (Come home),
Come home, (come home),
Ye who are weary, come home;
Earnestly, tenderly Jesus is calling,
Calling, O sinner, come home!
