SOFTLY AND TENDERLY JESUS IS CALLING

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1. Soft - ly and ten - der - ly Je - sus is call - ing, call - ing for you and for me;
2. Why should we tar - ry when Je - sus is plead- ing, plead - ing for you and for me?
3. O for the won - der - ful love he has prom-ised, prom- ised for you and for me!
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Come home, come home, you who are wea- ry, come home;

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ear - nest - ly, ten - der - ly, Je - sus is call-ing, call-ing for you to come home!

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Text: 11 7 11 7 with refrain; Will L. Thompson, 1847–1909, alt.
Music: THOMPSON; Will L. Thompson, 1847–1909.
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 SOFTLY AND TENDERLY
JESUS IS CALLING
VERSES G G/B C G
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1. Soft - ly and ten - der - ly Je - sus is call - ing, call - ing for
2. Why should we tar - ry when Je - sus is plead - ing, plead - ing for
3. O for the won - der - ful love he has prom- ised, prom - ised for

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Why should we lin - ger and heed not his mer - cies,
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1. watch - ing for you and for me. Come home, come home,
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3. par - don for you and for me.

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you who are wea - ry, come home; ear - nest - ly, ten - der - ly,

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Je - sus is call - ing, call - ing for you to come home!

Text: 11 7 11 7 with refrain; Will L. Thompson, 1847–1909, alt.

Music: THOMPSON; Will L. Thompson, 1847–1909.

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Edition #91750
 SOFTLY AND TENDERLY
JESUS IS CALLING
VERSES G G/B C G
# 6 . j
& 8 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
1. Soft - ly and ten - der - ly Je - sus is call - ing, call - ing for
2. Why should we tar - ry when Je - sus is plead - ing, plead - ing for
3. O for the won - der - ful love he has prom- ised, prom - ised for

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me?
me!

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Why should we lin - ger and heed not his mer - cies,
Though we have sinned, he has mer - cy and par - don,

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1. watch - ing for you and for me. Come home, come home,
2. mer - cies for you and for me?
3. par - don for you and for me.

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you who are wea - ry, come home; ear - nest - ly, ten - der - ly,

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Je - sus is call - ing, call - ing for you to come home!

Text: 11 7 11 7 with refrain; Will L. Thompson, 1847–1909, alt.

Music: THOMPSON; Will L. Thompson, 1847–1909.

22459-Z2
Edition #91750