Crowning Day, No. 6 ‎#170

170. Tell It Again

1 Into the tent where a gypsy boy lay,
Dying alone at the close of the day,
News of salvation we carried—said he:
“Nobody ever has told it to me!”

Refrain:
Tell it again! Tell it again!
Salvation's story repeat o'er and o'er.
Till none can say of the children of men,
“Nobody ever has told me before!”

2 “Did He so love me, a poor little boy?
Send unto me the good tidings of joy?
Need I not perish?— My hand will He hold?—
Nobody ever the story has told! [Refrain]

3 Bending, we caught the last words of his breath,
Just as he entered the valley of death:
“God sent His Son!—Whosoever!” said He:
“Then I am sure that He sent Him for me!” [Refrain]

4 Smiling he said, as his last sigh he spent,
“I am so glad that for me He was sent!”
Whispered, while low sank the sun in the west:
“Lord, I believe! tell it now to the rest!” [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Into the tent where a gipsy boy lay
• Title: Tell It Again
• Author: Mrs. M. B. C. Slade
• Refrain First Line: Tell it again! tell it again! salvation's story repeat o'er and o'er
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1904

Tune Information

• Name: [Into the tent where a gipsy boy lay]
• Composer: R. M. McIntosh