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.
G
I love to
C
tell the
G
story
Of
C
unseen
Am
things a
G
bove,
Of
D
Jesus and His
G
glory,
Of Jesus and His
D
love.
I
Am
love to
D7
tell the
G
story,
Be
B
cause I
Em
know ’tis
B
true;
It
C
satisfies my
G
long
G-Em
ings
As
Am
nothing
D7
else can
G
do.
I love to tell the story, ’Twill be my theme in glory To tell the old, old story of Jesus and His love.
G
I
D
love to tell the
G
story,
'Twill
C
be my theme in
G
glory
To tell the old, old
C
sto
C-Am
ry
of
G
Jesus
D7
and His
G-C-G
love.
2
I love to tell the story; More wonderful it seems Than all the golden fancies Of all my 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.
I love to tell the story;
More wonderful it seems
Than all the golden fancies
Of all my 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.
G
I love to
C
tell the
G
story;
More
C Am
wonderful it
G
seems
Than
D
all the golden
G
fancies
Of all my golden
D
dreams,
I
Am
love to
D7
tell the
G
story,
It
B
did so
Em
much for
B
me;
And
C
that is just the
G G-Em
reason
I
Am
tell it
D7
now to
G
thee.
I love to tell the story, ’Twill be my theme in glory To tell the old, old story of Jesus and His love.
G
I
D
love to tell the
G
story,
'Twill
C
be my theme in
G
glory
To tell the old, old
C
sto
C-Am
ry
of
G
Jesus
D7
and His
G-C-G
love.
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.
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.
G
I love to
C
tell the
G
story;
’Tis
C
pleasant
Am
to
G
repeat
What
D
seems each time I
G
tell it,
More wonderfully
D
sweet.
I
Am
love to
D7
tell the
G
story;
For
B
some have
Em
never
B
heard
The
C
message of
G G-Em
salvation
From
Am
God's own
D7
holy
G
Word.
I love to tell the story, ’Twill be my theme in glory To tell the old, old story of Jesus and His love.
G
I
D
love to tell the
G
story,
'Twill
C
be my theme in
G
glory
To tell the old, old
C
sto
C-Am
ry
of
G
Jesus
D7
and His
G-C-G
love.
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.
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.
G
I love to
C
tell the
G
story;
For
C
those who
Am
know it
G
best
Seem
D
hungering and
G
thirsting
To hear it like the
D
rest.
And
Am
when, in
D7
scenes of
G
glory,
I
B
sing the
Em
new, new
B
song,
'Twill
C
be the old, old
G G-Em
story,
That
Am
I have
D7
loved so
G
long.
I love to tell the story, ’Twill be my theme in glory To tell the old, old story of Jesus and His love.
We sang this hymn as one of our primary songs during a youth choir competition back in mid 80's in Papua Indonesia. I am thankful those hours spent practicing and treasure it in my heart not because we won the competition but because I need to tell this story to myself over and over again just to remind myself how great Jesus is and not to take His love for granted. Thank You Jesus.
Having read the comment by Ronald C. Denhard, I would like to give a similar testimony. As a very young child I heard my mother singing "I Love to Tell the Story" as she ironed. It impressed me so that my mother loved the Lord and implanted a longing deep within my heart to know Him as well. I actually received the Lord when I was 12, during the time of baptismal instruction. I am 71 years old now and have walked with the Lord all these years. I confirm the truth of the words in this hymn: "For those who know it best seem hungering and thirsting to hear it like the rest." Thank God for a Christian mother!
I learned this hymn in my youth after I accepted Jesus as Saviour at 15 years of age. Since then 'I love to tell the story' to whoever will listen. I am now 85 years of age and still rejoice in the day I accepted Him. 'Taste and see that the Lord is Good'.
Just another of my favorites, that is not just to sing with but also tells the true story why we, as Christians, do Stand up for our Savior, Jesus Christ.