Softly & Tenderly

"Jesus said to her,

"I am the Resurrection and the Life.

Whoever believes in Me although he may die,

yet shall he live.

And whoever continues to live and believes

in Me shall never die."

John 11:25-26

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.

Come home, come home,

You 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?

Come home, come home,

You who are weary come home;

Earnestly, tenderly Jesus is calling

Calling, O sinner, come home!

Time is now fleeting, the moments are passing,

Passing from you and from me;

Shadows are gathering, deathbeds are coming,

Coming for you and for me.

Come home, come home,

You who are weary come home;

Earnestly, tenderly Jesus is calling

Calling, O sinner, come home!

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.

Come home, come home,

You who are weary come home;

Earnestly, tenderly Jesus is calling

Calling, O sinner, come home!

Glen Travis Campbell

April 22, 1936- August 8, 2017

Resting safely at home with Jesus

"Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling"

Words and Music by Will Thompson

(1880)