461 | Glory to God#462 | 463 |
Text: | I Love to Tell the Story |
Author: | Katherine Hankey |
Author (refrain): | William G. Fischer |
Tune: | HANKEY |
Composer: | William G. Fischer |
Media: | Audio recording |
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 | |
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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 | |
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Name: | HANKEY |
Composer: | William G. Fischer (1869) |
Meter: | 7.6.7.6.D with refrain |
Key: | G Major |
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.
Media | |
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Audio recording: | Audio (MP3) |