The New Century Hymnal ‎#522

522. I Love to Tell the Story

1 I love to tell the story
of unseen things above,
Of Jesus' radiant glory,
of Jesus' endless love.
I love to tell the story,
because I know it's true;
it satisfies my longings
as nothing else can do.

Refrain:
I love to tell the story;
and when I am in glory
I'll tell the old, old story
of Jesus' endless love.

2 I love to tell the story;
more wonderful it seems
than all the golden visions
of all our golden dreams.
I love to tell the story,
I tell it now to you
because I want to share it,
because I know it's true. [Refrain]

3 I love to tell the story;
it's 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. [Refrain]

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 I sing in glory,
I know the new, new song
will be the old, old story
that I have loved so long. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I love to tell the story
• Title: I Love to Tell the Story
• Author: Katherine Hankey (1866, alt.)
• Refrain First Line: I love to tell the story
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D. with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Topic: Hymns About the Bible; Jesus Christ: Love of; Salvation; Witness

Tune Information

• Name: HANKEY
• Composer: William G. Fischer (1869)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D. with refrain
• Key: A♭ Major