Softly and Tenderly
Heaven's Call: Embrace the Tender Plea of Love
Lyrics
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling
Softly and tenderly, Jesus is inviting and calling.
Calling for you and for me
The call is for both you and me.
See on the portals, He's waiting and watching
Visualize the entrance; He is patiently waiting and observing.
Watching for you and for me
He is watching specifically for you and me.
Come home, come home
An urging plea to return home for those who are tired.
Ye who are weary come home
All who are weary are invited to come home.
Earnestly, tenderly Jesus is calling
Jesus is earnestly and tenderly extending the call.
Calling, oh, sinner come home
A repeated call for sinners to come home.
Why should we tarry when Jesus is pleading?
Questioning the delay when Jesus is earnestly requesting.
Pleading for you and for me
He is pleading on behalf of both you and me.
Why should we linger and heed not His mercies?
Raising the question of why we would neglect His mercies.
Mercies for you and for me
Emphasizing that His mercies are available for you and me.
Come home, come home
A repetition of the call for those who are weary to come home.
Ye who are weary come home
An invitation for all who are tired to come home.
Earnestly, tenderly Jesus is calling
Reiterating the earnest and tender call of Jesus.
Calling, oh, sinner come home
Again, a call for sinners to come home.
Oh, for that wonderful love He has promised
Expressing a longing for the wonderful love that Jesus has promised.
Promised for you and for me
This promise is for both you and me.
Though we have sinned, He has mercy and pardon
Acknowledging that despite our sins, there is mercy and pardon.
Pardon for you and for me
This mercy and pardon are available for you and me.
Come home, come home
Repetition of the call for those who are weary to come home.
Ye who are weary come home
Once again, an invitation for all who are tired to come home.
Earnestly, tenderly Jesus is calling
Reaffirming the earnest and tender call of Jesus.
Calling, oh, sinner come home
Repeated call for sinners to come home.
Calling, oh, sinner come home
A final plea for sinners to come home.
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