Music by William G. Fischer, words by A. 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 it's true;
It satisfies my longings
As nothing else can do.
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 world's attractions,
Than 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 joyfully.
I love to tell the story;
It's pleasant to repeat
It 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.
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.