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215. I Love to Tell the Story

1 I love to tell the story
Of unseen things above,
Of Jesus and His glory,
Of Jesus and His love.
I love to tell the story
Because I know ’tis true;
It satisfies my longings
As nothing else can do.

Chorus:
I love to tell the story,
’Twill be my theme in glory,
To tell the old, old story
Of Jesus and His love.

2 I love to tell the story,
More wonderful it seems
Than all the golden fancies
Of all our golden dreams.
I love to tell the story,
It did so much for me;
And that is just the reason
I tell it now to thee. (Chorus)

3 I love to tell the story,
’Tis pleasant to repeat
What seems, each time I tell it,
More wonderfully sweet.
I love to tell the story,
For some have never heard
The message of salvation
From God’s own holy Word. (Chorus)

4 I love to tell the story,
For those who know it best
Seem hungering and thirsting
To hear it like the rest.
And when, in scenes of glory,
I sing the new, new song,
’Twill be the old, old story
That I have loved so long. (Chorus)

Text Information
First Line: I love to tell the story
Title: I Love to Tell the Story
Author: A. Catherine Hankey
Refrain First Line: I love to tell the story
Language: English
Publication Date: 1967
Topic: Christ: Love
Tune Information
Name: [I love to tell the story]
Composer: William G. Fischer
Key: A♭ Major



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