Christian Activity, Speaking for Christ
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Katherine Hankey·Modern
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 it’s true;
It satisfies my longings,
As nothing else would 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.
Katherine Hankey, “I Love to Tell the Story”
E.S. Lorenz·Modern
Verse 1
Only a word for Jesus,
Spoken in fear with sense of need;
Yet, with the Master’s blessing,
Thousands that word may feed.
Refrain
Give me a word for thee, Master!
Give me a word for thee!
To speak thy praise,
Some soul to raise,
Oh, give me a word for thee.
Verse 2
Only a word for Jesus,
Gentle and low with falt’ring breath;
Yet, with the Spirit’s thrilling,
Winning a soul from death.
Verse 3
Only a word for Jesus,
Only a wav’ring soul to hear;
Yet, thro’ increasing ages,
Widen its help and cheer.
Verse 4
Only a word for Jesus,
Feeble the love and praise appear:
Angels their songs are ceasing,
Glad this new note to hear.
E. S. Lorenz, “Only a Word for Jesus”