I Love to Tell the Story

by Katherine Hankey

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.

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I love to tell the story, ’twill be my theme in glory,
To tell the old, old story of Jesus and His love.

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.

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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.


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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.

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My oldest daughter, The Lil' Chef, has been dabbling in some copywork for school.  After she had completed Proverbs 31 I decided to let her pick a hymn, she chose I Love to Tell the Story.  

For those of you that know and love the Lord, don't you just love to tell others about Jesus.  How sweet it is to share the redemption story!  As this song says, "More wonderful it seems than all the golden fancies, of all our golden dreams!"  

You can listen to it here and also read about how it originated.