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SDA Hymnal 287

Softly and Tenderly

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1Softly 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.

RefrainCome home, come home,
Ye who are weary, come home;
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,
Calling, O sinner, come home!

2Why 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?

3Think 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.

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Also sung to: Thompson (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #407)
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The verse

Meter: 11.7.11.7
Foot: dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 62% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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Verse 1

Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘11A

Calling for you and for me;/˘˘˘˘˘˘7B

At the heart's portal He's waiting and watching,˘˘//˘//˘˘/˘11C

Watching for you and for me./˘˘˘˘˘˘7B

Verse 2

Why should we tarry when Jesus is pleading,/˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘11A

Pleading for you and for me?/˘˘˘˘˘˘7B

Why should we linger and heed not His mercies,/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘//11C

Mercies for you and for me?//˘˘˘˘˘7B

Verse 3

Think of the wonderful love He has promised,/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘11A

Promised for you and for me;/˘˘˘˘˘˘7B

Though we have sinned, He has mercy and pardon,/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘11C

Pardon for you and for me./˘˘˘˘˘˘7B

Refrain

Come home, come home,////4A

Ye who are weary, come home;/˘˘/˘//7A

Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘11B

Calling, O sinner, come home!/˘˘/˘//7A

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