462. I Love to Tell the Story

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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 could 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;
'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]

3 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]

Text Information
First Line: I love to tell the story
Title: I Love to Tell the Story
Author: Katherine Hankey (1866)
Author (refrain): William G. Fischer (1869)
Refrain First Line: I love to tell the story
Meter: 7.6.7.6.D with refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 2013
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: Evangelism; Scripture; The Word
Tune Information
Name: HANKEY
Composer: William G. Fischer (1869)
Meter: 7.6.7.6.D with refrain
Key: G Major


Text Information:

This text is drawn from the second part of a 50-stanza poem on the life of Christ written in 1866, during the author’s recovery from a serious illness. The tune named for her first appeared three years later, and the composer was responsible for the creation of the refrain.


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