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. 

Come home, come home 
You who are weary, come home 
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling 
Calling, O sinner, come home. 

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? 

Come home, come home 
You who are weary, come home 
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling 
Calling, O sinner, come home. 

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. 

Come home, come home 
You who are weary, come home 
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling 
Calling, O sinner, come home. 

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. 

Come home, come home 
You who are weary, come home 
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling 
Calling, O sinner, come home...