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Message of the King

Tell the gospel story everywhere you go

Author: Birdie Bell (1914)
Tune: [Tell the gospel story] (Bradshaw)
Published in 3 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Tell the Gos­pel sto­ry ev­ery­where you go;
Bear its light and glo­ry to the haunts of woe;
Hearts will give it wel­come, life and joy ’twill bring,
Story of sal­va­tion, mes­sage of the King.

Refrain:
Ever bless­ed sto­ry, tell it o’er and o’er,
Till its words of glo­ry sound from shore to shore;
Thro’ the whole cre­ation let the tid­ings ring,
Story of sal­va­tion, mes­sage of the King.

2 Tell the pre­cious sto­ry, till all strife shall cease,
Bright with hope and glo­ry may its pow­er in­crease;
Souls that dwell in bond­age hear the news you bring,
Story of re­demp­tion, mes­sage of the King. [Refrain]

3 Tell the tender st­ory—sin and grief ab­ound;
Point to realms of glo­ry souls in dark­ness found;
One has come from Heav­en end­less life to bring,
Story of the Savi­or, mes­sage of the King. [Refrain]


Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16592

Author: Birdie Bell

C. Louise Bell, also known a Birdie Bell, was born, raised and lived in New York city. She began writing hymns when she was sixteen years old. She is the author of more than 500 hymns, 200 religious poems, and 200 Christmas and Easter lyrics, as well as short stories, and articles. She wrote under the name of Birdie Bell, which is what her family called her. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Tell the gospel story everywhere you go
Title: Message of the King
Author: Birdie Bell (1914)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Ever blessed story
Publication Date: 1914
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #16592
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

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