I Love to Tell the Story Lyrics, Story, and Video

I Love to Tell the Story Lyrics

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.

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 salvation
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.

I Love to Tell the Story Hymn Story

“I Love to Tell the Story” is a hymn that was written by Katharine Hankey in 1866 and the refrain was composed William G Fischer in 1869.

Katharine Hankey was born in Clapham, England in 1834. She grew up in a wealthy family as her father was a banker.

His family were associated with the influential Church of England’s Clapham sect of William Wilberforce.

The Clapham sect is one of the foremost groups that worked hard to end slavery and establishment of the British Bible society.

Besides this the group also worked hard to improve the welfare of the working class.

For example, Shankey is reported to have visited the sick in hospital regularly and used the money she got from her writings to support missionary work.

Katharine passed away in London, England in 1911.

Katharine Hankey - I Love to tell the story hymn writer
Katharine Hankey

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I Love to Tell the Story Hymn Video

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