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Text:Tell it to Jesus
Author:Fanny J. Crosby
Tune:[Broken in Spirit]
Composer:W. H. Doane

173. Tell it to Jesus

1 Broken in Spirit
And laden with care,
Sweet is thy refuge,
Find it in pray’r.

Refrain:
Tell it to Jesus,
Tell it to Jesus,
Tell it to Jesus,
He’ll give relief.

2 Art Thou neglected
And sighing to know
Joys that in friendship
Tenderly flow? [Refrain]

3 Art Thou recalling
The years that have fled,
Weeping in sorrow,
Mourning the dead? [Refrain]

4 Bear thy affliction,
Whatever it be,
Jesus, thy Saviour,
Bore it for thee. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Broken in Spirit
Title: Tell it to Jesus
Author: Fanny J. Crosby
Refrain First Line: Tell it to Jesus
Publication Date: 1897
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Broken in Spirit]
Composer: W. H. Doane
Notes: Public Domain.



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