SOFTLY AND TENDERLY JESUS IS CALLING
   Words: Will L. Thompson, 1847-1909
   Music: Thompson, Will L. Thompson, 1847-1909

   G   (Am7/G  G   G/B)  D7/A G    Am/C C         C/G   G
1  Soft-ly     and ten - der -ly   Je - sus  is   call -ing,
2  Why  should we tar  - ry   when Je - sus  is   plead-ing,
3  Time is     now fleet-ing, the  mo - ments are pass -ing,
4  Oh!  for    the won - der -ful  love He  has   pro - mised,

  (G)           Em6 A7/E     D
1  Calling for  you and for  me;
2  Pleading for you and for  me?
3  Passing from you and from me;
4  Promised for you and for  me;

   G     (Am7/G  G    G/B)    D7/A G    Am/C  C    C/E C/G   G
1  See,   on     the  por  -  tals He's wait -ing  and watch-ing,
2  Why    should we   lin  -  ger  and  heed  not  His mer - cies,
3  Sha  - dows   are  ga   -  ther-ing, death-beds are com - ing,
4  Though we     have sinned, He   has  mer - cy   and par - don,

   G/B      C   G/D     D7 G
1  Watching for you and for me.
2  Mercies  for you and for me.
3  Coming   for you and for me.
4  Pardon   for you and for me.

CHORUS
  (G)   D7    D6   G/D-D6-G
   Come home, come ho--o--ome,
   D/A    D/F# E      A    D--A7/E-D7/F#
   Ye who are  weary, come ho-o----ome;
   G  (Am7/G G   G/B)D7/A G   Am/C C      C/G  G
   Ear-nest -ly, ten-der -ly, Je - sus is call-ing,
   G/B      C G/D     D7   G
   Calling, O sinner, come home!

(Chords in parentheses are optional)

Unusual Chords:
   Am7/G 302013    D7/A X00212
   Am/C  X32210    D6   XX0202
   A7/E  002020    D/A  X00232
   G/B   X20033    D/F# 200232
   G/D   XX0033    Em6  022020
   C/G   332010
   C/E   023010


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