<P> "Softly and Tenderly" is a Christian hymn . It was composed and written by Will L. Thompson in 1880 . </P> <P> 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: </P> <Dl> <Dd> Will, I would rather have written "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling" than anything I have been able to do in my whole life . </Dd> </Dl>

Who sings softly and tenderly jesus is calling