I like this song because, as my mother was dying, the words of the chorus kept going through my mind, "Jesus is calling, come home, come home". My wife and I sang the sang to her, that evening she did go Home.

my papaw just passed away and this was one of his favorite song to sing at church. this song means a lot to me and it is because of my papaw that it does.

I enjoyed it so much, especially the piano sounds!!

I love this hymn. It's woven into my earliest memories as a child. What a blessing to have grown up in an extended family who loved the Lord and went to church - teaching me of Christ. This hymn moves me with its sweet way of speaking to 'grace'.

I am amazed and quite saddened that people are growing up these days IN THE CHURCH and not hearing the hymns. They are timeless and speak to a close walk with Him in a way contemporary music does not. It's just really sad. I have been trying to find the hymns as He has renewed my walk with Him and I so long to have nothing but Things of Him in my life. There are too many distractions as it is in life without allowing things like music to be one of them. I'm just clearing the clutter off my Path. A narrower path makes more room for His blessings.

I recently heard this song for the first time at a funeral, and it reminded me of the short time we have to take Jesus as a Savior and go home to Him at the end. It has renewed a desire to find Jesus that I had lost after finding no inspiration after attending one of the more "modern" churches. Even though I am young at only 26, I find these classic gospel songs move me so much more than the new songs sung in churches.

O come home! I love this song because of the powerful words spoken of Jesus' soft and tender love towards man. The Lord loves you and I so much and desires that all man would come to him; for it is He who will truly give us rest from our weary condition (Matt 11:28). The Lord has helped me so many times in singing, "Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling" because I can always come to His wonderful love and recieve His abundant mercy. I pray that no matter what my life holds, I can say at the end that softly and tenderly Jesus is calling.

This is my favorite song. I miss my hometown church and one of the fondest memories I carry with me was the hymns we always sang in church. I was always a member of the choir also. There is great comfort in the familiarity of these hymns I grew up with. I guess I'm old fashioned or set in my ways as they say but the new music just isn't the same. I am so glad I found your site because now I have my very own hymnal through this site. I am so happy to be able to hear these songs, as well as see the words too. Most I remember, but not neccessarily every verse. I'm not sure why exactly but Softly and Tenderly has always been my favorite since I was a little girl. It's the comfort of knowing that He's always there and I have always believed He does call softly and tenderly and is always waiting for us to come home. Thank you so much for sharing your site with me and others. I can't wait to share this with my neighbor. I'm sure she will be excited as well. Thank you again and may God bless you!