~I Love To Tell The Story

       A young girl who devoted her life to Sunday school work fell seriously ill at age 30.

       During her convalescence, she wrote a long poem which contains the words of this hymn.

       Also from this long poem is taken another hymn, Tell Me the Old, Old Story!

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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 'tis true,

It satisfies my longings As nothing else can do.

CHORUS:

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- More wonderful it seems

Than all the golden fancies Of all our golden dreams;

I love to tell the story- It did so much for me,

And that is just the reason- I tell it now to Thee.

(3) 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 salavtion From God's own holy word.

(4) 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.