Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,
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Calling for you and for me;
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See, on the portals He¡¯s waiting and watching,
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Watching for you and for me.
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Come home, come home,
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You who are weary, come home;
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Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,
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Calling, O sinner, come home!
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Why should we tarry when Jesus is pleading,
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Pleading for you and for me?
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Why should we linger and heed not His mercies,
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Mercies for you and for me?
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Come home, come home,
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You who are weary, come home;
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Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,
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Calling, O sinner, come home!
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Time is now fleeting, the moments are passing,
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Passing from you and from me;
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Shadows are gathering, deathbeds are coming,
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Coming for you and for me.
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Come home, come home,
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You who are weary, come home;
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Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,
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Calling, O sinner, come home!
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O for the wonderful love He has promised,
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Promised for you and for me!
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Though we have sinned, He has mercy and pardon,
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Pardon for you and for me.
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Come home, come home,
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You who are weary, come home;
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Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,
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Calling, O sinner, come home!
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Softly & Tenderly
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| Johnny Cash |
