The Voice of Praise ‎#171

171. For You and for Me

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 O 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]

Text Information

• First Line: Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling
• Title: For You and for Me
• Author: W. L. T.
• Refrain First Line: Come home, come home
• Publication Date: 1904

Tune Information

• Name: [Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling]
• Composer: Will L. Thompson
• Key: A♭ Major