{"id":915,"date":"2026-01-01T22:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T22:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jantzblack.com\/?p=915"},"modified":"2026-10-16T22:15:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T22:15:24","slug":"new-release-softly-and-tenderly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jantzblack.com\/?p=915","title":{"rendered":"New Release: Softly and Tenderly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Softly and Tenderly - arr. Jantz Black\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CjDY_1qW2ao?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This time-honored hymn tenderly expresses Christ\u2019s invitation to \u201ccome home;\u201d echoing the compassionate call extended to all who are weary. The arrangement\u2019s lush harmonies and gentle treatment of the hymn evoke a sense of peace and longing. Like the story of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32), it reminds us that Christ stands patiently at the door waiting and watching for the weary to return home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopepublishing.com\/W263128_SOFTLY_AND_TENDERLY\">https:\/\/www.hopepublishing.com\/W263128_SOFTLY_AND_TENDERLY<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This time-honored hymn tenderly expresses Christ\u2019s invitation to \u201ccome home;\u201d echoing the compassionate call extended to all who are weary. The arrangement\u2019s lush harmonies and gentle treatment of the hymn evoke a sense of peace and longing. Like the story of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32), it reminds us that Christ stands patiently at the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jantzblack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/915"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jantzblack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jantzblack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jantzblack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jantzblack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=915"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jantzblack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":916,"href":"https:\/\/jantzblack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/915\/revisions\/916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jantzblack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jantzblack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jantzblack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}