Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p ""Softly And Tenderly" is a Christian hymn. It was composed and written by Will L. Thompson in 1880.Allegedly, when evangelist Dwight L. Moody was in the hospital barred from seeing visitors although Thompson had arrived, Moody insisted that Thompson be let in, whereupon Moody told him:Will, I would rather have written "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling" than anything I have been able to do in my whole life.Thompson was a member of the Churches of Christ, where several of his hymns and gospel songs continue in use. "Softly and Tenderly" is the most widely known of his compositions and has circulated far beyond its origins in the American Restoration Movement. It is among the most prolifically translated gospel songs and has spread appealingly into the repertoire of various fellowships of Christendom."@en }
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- Softly_and_Tenderly abstract ""Softly And Tenderly" is a Christian hymn. It was composed and written by Will L. Thompson in 1880.Allegedly, when evangelist Dwight L. Moody was in the hospital barred from seeing visitors although Thompson had arrived, Moody insisted that Thompson be let in, whereupon Moody told him:Will, I would rather have written "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling" than anything I have been able to do in my whole life.Thompson was a member of the Churches of Christ, where several of his hymns and gospel songs continue in use. "Softly and Tenderly" is the most widely known of his compositions and has circulated far beyond its origins in the American Restoration Movement. It is among the most prolifically translated gospel songs and has spread appealingly into the repertoire of various fellowships of Christendom.".