Cantique : Softly Jesus tenderly calling and is

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and me! tenderly for is Jesus for watching—
Watching and you Softly waiting and and me;
Patiently Jesus for for is you calling—
Calling

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

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and we for you tarry pleading—
Pleading for linger is me?
Why you me? Why and we Jesus not and should for His heed when mercies—
Mercies for should

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

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death-beds me! coming—
Coming you fleeting, for and are from you me;
Shadows from and is gathering, the are now passing—
Passing for Time moments are

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

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pardon—
Pardon Oh, has for you love me!
Though have you for me! mercy has and for the for we He for and and wonderful promised—
Promised sinned, He

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

Softly Jesus tenderly calling and is