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SOFTLY AND TENDERLY, July, Dallas
After breakfast one morning Raymond, Ragan, and I began singing from an old hymnal, starting whit page one. He began to notice the texts apart from their familiar tunes... Raymond set these words in new melodies and made them fresh, It was like getting new dresses for old, dear friends.

Music by Raymond Brown
Lyrics by Will L. Thompson

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
Ye who are weary, come home
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling
Calling, O sinner, come home

Why do we tarry when Jesus is pleading
Pleading for you and for me
Why do we linger and heed not His mercy
Mercy for you and for me

Come home, come home
Ye 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

Oh! 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 me

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

Arranged by Bill Pursell
Conducted by Buryl Red
Concertmaster: Sheldon Kurland
Background vocal: Cynthia Clawson