Softly And Tenderly

Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling —
Calling for you and for me;
Patiently Jesus is waiting and watching —
Watching for you and for me!

Come Home! Come Home!
Ye who are weary, come Home!
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,
Calling, O sinner, come Home!

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?

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.

Oh, 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!

-Will L. Thompson-