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Softly and Tenderly

Author: Will L. Thompson Meter: 11.7.11.7 Appears in 911 hymnals First Line: Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling Refrain First Line: Come home, come home Lyrics: 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. Chorus: Come home, come home, Ye who are weary come home; Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling, Calling, O sinner, come home! 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? [Chorus] 3 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. [Chorus] 4 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. [Chorus] Topics: Redemption, Salvation, Atonement; Surrender, Submission Used With Tune: THOMPSON
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Meter: 11.7.11.7 with refrain Appears in 622 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Will L. Thompson Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 32117 12166 51113 Used With Text: Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling
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Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling

Author: Will L. Thompson (1847-1909) Hymnal: Lift Every Voice and Sing II #101 (1993) Refrain First Line: Come home, come home Lyrics: 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,) come home, (come home,) Ye who are weary, come home! Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling, Calling, O sinner, come home! 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? (refrain) 3 Time is now fleeting, the moments are passing, Passing for you and for me; Shadows are gathering, death beds are coming, Coming for you and for me. [Refrain] 4 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. [Refrain] Topics: Hymns and Songs Jesus Christ our Lord Languages: English Tune Title: [Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling]
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Author: Will L. Thompson, 1847-1909 Hymnal: Worship and Service Hymnal #202 (1957) Refrain First Line: Come home, come home, ye who are weary Lyrics: 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! 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? (Refrain) 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. (Refrain) 4 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. (Refrain) Topics: Warnings; The Gospel Warnings and Invitations Languages: English Tune Title: [Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling]
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Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling

Author: Will L. Thompson Hymnal: Worship in Song #209 (1996) Refrain First Line: Come home, come home Lyrics: 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! 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? [Refrain] 3 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. [Refrain] 4 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. [Refrain] Topics: Comfort; Death; Forgiveness; God's Love; Living Christ; Mercy; Sin Tune Title: [Softly and tenderly, Jesus is calling]
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Will L. Thompson

1847 - 1909 Author of "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling" in Renew! Songs and Hymns for Blended Worship Will Lamartine Thompson (1847-1909) Born: November 7, 1847, East Li­ver­pool, Ohio. Died: Sep­tem­ber 20, 1909, New York, New York. Buried: Ri­ver­view Cem­e­te­ry, East Li­ver­pool, Ohio. Rebuffed in an ear­ly at­tempt to sell his songs to a com­mer­cial pub­lish­er, Thomp­son start­ed his own pub­lish­ing com­pa­ny. He lat­er ex­pand­ed, open­ing a store to sell pi­an­os, or­gans and sheet mu­sic. Both a lyr­i­cist and com­pos­er, he en­sured he would al­ways re­mem­ber words or mel­o­dies that came to him at odd times: "No mat­ter where I am, at home or ho­tel, at the store or tra­vel­ing, if an idea or theme comes to me that I deem wor­thy of a song, I jot it down in verse. In this way I ne­ver lose it." Thompson took ill dur­ing a tour of Eur­ope, and his fam­i­ly cut short their tra­vels to re­turn home. He died a few weeks lat­er. Music-- 1.Jesus Is All the World to Me 2.Lead Me Gently Home, Father 3.Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling 4.There’s a Great Day Coming --hymntime.com/tch ================================== Various biographical sketches and newspaper articles about Thompson are available in the DNAH Archives.
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H. C. Ball

1896 - 1989 Adapter of "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling (Tierno y Amante, Jesús Nos Invita)" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song
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Alton H. Howard

1925 - 2006 Person Name: Alton Howard Composer (descant) of "THOMPSON" in Songs of Faith and Praise
Alton H. Howard

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