Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#326

326. I love to tell the story

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 its true;
It satisfies my longings
As nothing else would 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
• Author: Katherine Hankey, 1834 - 1911
• Refrain First Line: I love to tell the story
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Epiphany; The Church Year: Easter; Church Life and Work: The Propagation of the Gospel

Tune Information

• Name: HANKEY
• Composer: William Gustavus Fischer, 1835 - 1912
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6 D. With Refrain.
• Key: A♭ Major