Key: G 
 
Verse 1: 
G                    C    C      G                           
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling, 
G           Em          A7 D7                                 
Calling for you and for me; 
G                         C                G                  
See, on the portals He’s waiting and watching, 
G         C   G       D7  G   C  G                             
Watching for you and for me. 
 
Chorus: 
G     D7        G D7 G                                    
Come home, come home, 
A7                     D A7 D7                                  
Ye who are weary, come home; 
G                    C         G                           
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling, 
     G   C G       D7   G      C  G                              
Calling, O sinner, come home! 
 
Verse 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? 
  
Verse 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. 
  
Verse 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.