Softly and Tenderly by Will L. Thompson Mk 8:36-37 THOMPSON—Will L. Thompson Softly and Tenderly (or Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling) 1 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. 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. 3 Time is now fleeting, the moments are passing, Passing from