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!          ++++++++++ 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.