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I Love to Tell the Story

Lyrics by
Katherine Hankey (1866)
Music by
William Gustavus Fischer (1869)
Tune
HANKEY · 7.6.7.6.D
Scripture
Luke 8:12
Verse 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.
Refrain
I love to tell the story,
'Twill be my theme in glory,
To tell the old, old story
Of Jesus and His love.
Verse 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.
Verse 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 salvation
From God's own holy Word.
Verse 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.

One of the most popular evangelical hymns, emphasizing the narrative power of Christ's redemptive story.