Wonderful Story of Love

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Sing out the tidings that tell us of Jesus

Author: L. L. Pickett
Tune: [Sing out the tidings that tell us of Jesus]
Published in 5 hymnals

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1 Sing out the tidings that tell us of Jesus,
Wonderful story of love;
Sing it to all that from sin he now frees us;
Wonderful story of love;
When we were straying, in pity he sought us,
Wonderful story of love;
Out of the darkness of sin hath he brought us,
Wonderful story of love.

Refrain:
Preach it and pray it and sing it and shout it,
Wonderful story of love;
Men are now dying, they perish without it,
Wonderful story of love.

2 Tell of his birth in the Bethlehem manger,
Wonderful story of love;
Tell how he came to redeem us from danger,
Wonderful story of love;
Came from the riches and crowns of his glory,
Wonderful story of love;
We will keep telling the marvelous story,
Wonderful story of love. [Refrain]

3 Tell of the tree upon which he did languish,
Wonderful story of love;
How for poor sinners he suffered in anguish,
Wonderful story of love;
Tell of the tomb of the rich where they laid him,
Wonderful story of love;
Tell it till all have received and obeyed him,
Wonderful story of love. [Refrain]

4 Tell how he rose from the grave and ascended,
Wonderful story of love;
Rose in great triumph, his sorrows all ended,
Wonderful story of love;
Soon he is coming in glory and power,
Wonderful story of love;
Robed and rejoicing, we hail the glad hour,
Wonderful story of love. [Refrain]

Source: Songs of Praise and Salvation #113

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Author: L. L. Pickett

Rv Leander Lycurgus Pickett USA 1859-1928. Born at Burnsville, MS, he became a Methodist evangelist. He held meetings in several states and at Holiness campgrounds. After marrying Ludie, they served pastorates in northeast TX, and Columbia, SC, before moving to Wilmore, KY. Pickett married Pruvy Melviney Dorough in 1878, and they had a son, James, in 1880. After her death in 1887, he married Ludie in 1888. He was a renowned speaker, leader, minister, author, hymnwriter, and patriot, prominent in the Holiness Movement, and helped found Asbury College (now University), at Wilmore, KY, where he also served as the financial agent of the board of trustees for many years. The Picketts boarded m,inistry students attending Asbury, among who… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line:	Sing out the tidings that tell us of Jesus
Title:	Wonderful Story of Love
Author:	L. L. Pickett
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Preach it and pray it and sing it and shout it
Copyright:	Public Domain