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 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?
Verse 3. 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.
Verse 4. Oh! for the wonderful love he has promised,
Promised for you and for me;
Tho’ we have sinn’d, he has mercy and pardon,
Pardon for you and for me.
The refrain is sung after each verse.
Text copied from New Baptist Hymnal (1926). The words were published in 1880, which places them in the public domain in the United States, so your church may print them, show them and sing them without a license.
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