In a night filled with glitz and glamour, Carrie Underwood’s performance of “Softly and Tenderly” at the 2017 Country Music Association Awards stood out as a poignant moment. The song, originally written in the 19th century, carries deep emotional weight, and Underwood’s rendition brought it to life in a way that resonated with everyone present.

Carrie took to the stage with grace, her voice soaring effortlessly through the haunting melody. Dressed in an elegant gown, she exuded both strength and vulnerability. As she sang, you could feel the connection between her and the audience—an unspoken bond forged through shared experiences of love, loss, and hope.

About Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood was born on March 10, 1983 at Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.A.. She rose to stardom when she won the American Idol in 2005. Carrie received the top prize of a recording contract with 19 Recordings/Arista Records. Her album Some Hearts (2005) was a massive commercial hit. It eventually selling more than seven million copies. This made her a status as one of American Idol’s most successful alumni. In 2007, she won Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Country Vocal Performance. In 2007, Carrie returned to American Idol performing a cover of the Pretenders’ “I’ll Stand by You.” It was made available as a single on Apple’s iTunes service. The song was downloaded more than 300,000 times. It became the first digital-only release to crack the top 10 of the Billboard singles chart. She won the “Single-of-the-year” In 2007 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards award for the feisty revenge song “Before He Cheats.” Her second album, Carnival Ride (2007), sold more than half a million copies in its first week of release. In early 2008, she was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

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Softly and Tenderly Lyrics

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.

Refrain:
Come home, come home;
you who are weary come home;
earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,
calling, O sinner, come home!

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? [Refrain]

3 Time is now fleeting, the moments are passing,
passing from you and from me;
shadows are gathering, deathbeds are coming,
coming for you and for me. [Refrain]

4 O for the wonderful love he has promised,
promised for you and for me!
Though we have sinned, he has mercy and pardon,
pardon for you and for me. [Refrain]

Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling

Author: Will L. Thompson (1880)
Tune: THOMPSON (Thompson)
Published in 882 hymnals

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