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, {2} ye who are weary, come home;earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,calling, “O sinner, come home!” Why should we tarry when Jesus is pleading,pleading for you and for me?Why should we … Read more
By the blood that flowed from theein thy bitter agony, by the scourge so meeklyborne, by thy purple robe of scorn: Jesus, Saviour, hear our cry, thou wertsuffering once as we. Hear the loving litany,we, thy children, sing to thee. By the thorns that crowned thy head,by thy sceptre of a reed, by thy footstepsfaint … Read more
Come to the Saviour, he waits for you;come with your heartache and care.Jesus will give you his wonderful peace,free you from guilt and despair. Come to the Saviour, he waits for you.Come without further delay.Jesus is waiting with arms open wide,Come to him now while you may. Come to the Saviour, he died for you,paid … Read more
Glory be to Jesus, who, in bitter pains,poured for me the life-blood From his sacred veins. Grace and life eternal in that blood I find:blest be his compassion, infinitely kind. Blest through endless ages be the precious streams,which, from endless torment, doth the world redeem. Abel’s blood for vengeance pleaded to the skies,but the blood … Read more
Just as a lost and thirsty deer longs for a cooland running stream, I thirst for you, the living God,anxious to know that you are near. Both day and night I cry aloud; tears havebecome my only food, while all around cruelvoices ask, { ‘Where is your God?’ {2} Broken and hurt, I call to … Read more
Son of David, have pity on me,Son of God, hear my plea. O Son of David,have pity on me, listen to my plea. Those who sow in tears and painwill return rejoicing. The lamb will leap,the lion lie down, on your day, O Lord. He has borne our grief and pain,burdened down with sorrow. Who’d … Read more
Well, it’s a new day, think new thoughtsfor there’s a new way, change your hearts,there’s a new law in the land. A man can kill with a knife of steel,with a gun, bomb or a lancebut there’s a New Law, there’s a New Law:a man can kill with a glance. An eye for an eye … Read more
Heed my call for help, my King and my God;to you, I pray O Lord, to you I pray, O Lord. Relieve the troubles of my heartand bring me out of my distress, O Lord;put an end to my affliction and my suffering,and take away all my sins. Give thanks to the Lord for he … Read more
Walk with me, O my Lord,through the darkest night and the brightest day.Be at my side, O Lord,hold my hand and guide me on my way. Sometimes the road seems long, my energy is spent.Then, Lord, I think of you and I am given strength. Stones often bar my path and there are times I … Read more
Out of my bondage, sorrow and night,Jesus, I come; {2} into thy freedom, gladnessand light, Jesus, I come to thee;out of my sickness into thy health, out of mywant and into thy wealth, out of my sinand into thyself, Jesus, I come to thee. Out of my shameful failure and loss,Jesus, I come, Jesus, I … Read more