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Old, Yet Ever New

There is a story sweet to hear, I love to tell it, too

Author: William A. Williams
Tune: [There is a story sweet to hear] (Williams)
Published in 11 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 There is a story sweet to hear,
I love to tell it too:
It fills my heart with hope and cheer,
'Tis old, yet ever new.

Chorus:
'Tis old, yet ever new;
'Tis old, yet ever new;
I know, I feel it's true:
'Tis old, yet ever new.

2 They tell me God the Son came down
From his bright throne to die,
That I might wear a starry crown,
And dwell with him on high. [Chorus]

3 They say he bore the cross for me,
And suffered in my place,
That I might always happy be,
And ransomed by his grace. [Chorus]

4 O wondrous love! so great, so vast,
So boundless and so free!
Low at thy feet my all I cast;
I covet only thee. [Chorus]

Source: Holy Voices: for the Sunday School, and other services of the church #116

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Author: William A. Williams

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Text Information

First Line: There is a story sweet to hear, I love to tell it, too
Title: Old, Yet Ever New
Author: William A. Williams
Language: English
Refrain First Line: 'Tis old, yet ever new
Copyright: Public Domain
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