1 There’s an old-fashioned story,
And an old-fashioned song,
That has gladdened the weary
Thro’ the ages along,
In the old upper chamber
It was joyfully told,
O ’tis very old-fashioned!
But as sweet as of old.
Refrain:
O this old-fashioned story
And this old-fashioned song
Is a joy to the weary
All life’s journey along;
For they know, hallelujah!
In the city of gold,
They will sing it for ever,
This sweet story of old.
2 There’s a band of old soldiers
That to Jesus belong,
Who have told this old story
And have sung this old song,
In the heat of the battle,
In the face of the bold,
And today they will tell you,
’Tis as sweet as old. [Refrain]
3 O the old-fashioned story
And the old-fashioned song
O’er the broad earth are rolling!
Winning souls all along;
This sweet story of Jesus
And this glad song so old
Shall be heard thro’ the ages
In that bright upper fold. [Refrain]
Source: The Cyber Hymnal #11415
Harriet E. Rice Jones, 1823-1915
Born: April 18, 1823, Pompey Hollow, Onondaga County, New York.
Died: 1915, Binghamton, New York.
Buried: Oran Community Church Cemetery, Pompey, Onondaga County, New York.
Daughter of Eleazer Rice, Jones lived in Onondaga County, New York. Her girlhood was spent on a farm, receiving what education the country schools and one term at high school could provide. She was always fond of reading, and was a great singer, with a clear ringing voice. On July 7, 1844, she married a son of Rev. Zenas Jones; her husband died in 1879. Her song writing career began when her poetry came to the attention of Dr. M. J. Mun… Go to person page >
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