Author: A. Catherine Hankey Hymnal: Hymns for the Living Church #302 (1974) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D with refrain Lyrics: 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.
Refrain:
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. (Refrain)
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. (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, in scenes of glory,
I sing the new, new song,
’Twill be the old, old story
That I have loved so long. (Refrain)
Topics: Christ Love of; Testimony, Hymns of; Witness, Hymns of Scripture: Revelation 5:9 Languages: English Tune Title: HANKEY
I Love to Tell the Story