The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12340

12340. Old, Yet Ever New

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.

Refrain:
’Tis old yet ever new;
’Tis old yet ever new;
I know, I feel it’s true:
’Tis old but 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. [Refrain]

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. [Refrain]

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. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: There is a story sweet to hear
• Title: Old, Yet Ever New
• Author: William Asbury Williams (1883)
• Refrain First Line: ’Tis old yet ever new
• Language: English
• Source: Holy Voices, by Isaiah Baltzell and Edmund Lorenz (Dayton, OH: W. J. Shuey 1883)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [There is a story sweet to hear]
• Composer: William Asbury Williams
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain