When churchgoers begin singing the hymn “Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,” it can come as an invitation to renounce the ways of the world and accept Christ’s call to a new life.

The song begins with the great commission: "Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling, calling for you and for me. At the heart's portal He's waiting and watching, watching for you and for me" The ...

These include some familiar songs that have not been in the church’s official hymn and Primary songbooks like “Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling” and “This Little Light of Mine.” ...

We had been singing the hymns of our fathers and grandfathers ... "All The Way My Savior Leads Me ," "Jesus Is Tenderly Calling and many more. In the late 1940s, a youth revival movement swept ...

Pastor Cody Schuler, left, and Greg Ewing-Lee, right, sing a hymn during a "Beer and Hymns" event at Usher's House in Moorhead on Jan. 9, 2014. The monthly event is organized by The Gathering, a ...

These include some familiar songs that have not been in the church's official hymn and Primary songbooks like "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling" and "This Little Light of Mine." It includes ...