Softly and Tenderly (He’s Calling Me Home)
From the album ·HolyJams Hymns, Vol. 1
📖 Matthew 11:28
Will Thompson, 1880. Not a warning and not a threat. Someone standing at the door calling a name, and waiting.
Mood · gentle
Lyrics
Verse One 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. When my heart was running restless, When my hope began to fade— Still His voice kept whispering gently, “Child, come home, don’t be afraid.” Chorus (Solo with choir warmth) He’s calling me home… Calling me home… Through the noise of the world, His love is still strong. He’s calling me home… Calling me home… Softly and tenderly— He’s calling me home. Verse Two Why should we linger when mercy is pleading? Why should we wander away? Time after time His patience has waited— Waited through night after day. Every moment of my weakness, Every tear I could not hide— Still His grace kept reaching for me, Pulling me back to His side. Chorus (Choir rising behind the soloist) He’s calling me home… Calling me home… Through the storms and the trials, He’s steady and strong. He’s calling me home… Calling me home… Softly and tenderly— He’s calling me home. Bridge (Call & Response – tender but sure) Solo: Come home— Choir: He’s calling me home. Solo: Come home— Choir: He’s calling me home. Solo: Ye who are weary— Choir: He’s calling me home. Solo: Earnestly, tenderly— Choir: He’s calling me home. Vamp (Choir building like a warm blanket) Home… home… He’s calling me home. Home… home… He’s calling me home. Softly—tenderly— Calling me home. Calling… calling… Calling me home. Final Tag Softly and tenderly… He’s calling me home.
Label: Stoney Rock Music Media
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