Hymn Chords

287. Softly and Tenderly

Ab                  Db       Ab
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,

Ab          Bb7         Eb
Calling for you and for me;

Ab                          Db
At the heart’s portals He’s waiting and watching,

Ab       Db  Ab      Eb7 Ab
Watching for you and for me.

Ab   Eb7        Ab Eb7 Ab
Come home, come home;

Eb         F     Bb7  Eb Bb7 Eb7
Ye who are weary come home;

Ab                   Db       Ab
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,

Ab       Db Ab     Eb7  Ab
Calling, O sinner, come home!


[[Full Lyrics]]

[Verse 1]
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,
calling for you and for me;
At the heart’s 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!

[Verse 2]
Why should we tary 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?

[Verse 3]
Think of 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.