The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11575

11575. Is It True?

1 So strange it seemed and wondrous,
When first it came to me,
The story of King Jesus,
I asked "Can such things be?"
I felt my heart replying,
"O if I only knew!
The cross, the thorns, the dying!
Oh is it, is it true?"

Refrain:
I love to hear it spoken,
I love to read it through;
But O for word or token
To tell me it is true!

2 And when I heard the story
Told o’er and o’er again,
How Jesus, now in glory,
Was walking still with men,
Was filling hearts with gladness,
And scattering sunshine through;
My own heart longed in sadness
To know if it were true. [Refrain]

3 Then softly was it spoken,
"Come, lean upon My breast,
Ye weary ones, heartbroken,
And I will give you rest."
My heart, so sad and lonely,
A little closer drew;
I cried, "O Lord, if only
I felt and knew it true!"

Last Refrain:
My Savior, O my Savior!
The old, old story’s new!
My strength, my joy forever,
I know, I know it’s true.

Text Information

• First Line: So strange it seemed and wondrous
• Title: Is It True?
• Author: Salathial C. Kirk
• Refrain First Line: I love to hear it spoken
• Meter: 76.76.76 D
• Language: English
• Source: Choice Hymns No. 1 by J. Wilbur Chapman and Winfield S. Weeden: New York: Hall-Mack, 1902)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MARINA DEL REY
• Composer: Emily Devine Wilson (1902)
• Meter: 76.76 76 D
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain