I Love to Tell the Story by A. Katherine Hankey

Understanding Hymns for Everyday Life

What is the best story that you can tell? Do you know? Do you love to share that story?

Today, we're challenged by this hymn and God's Word to share how God has worked in our own lives!

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Timestamps

• [00:00] - Historical Context
• [00:47] - PSA: Rejecting Harmful Website
• [01:27] - v1: The Story of Jesus is True
• [03:09] - v2: Jesus Has Changed My Life
• [05:28] - v3: Some Have Never Heard
• [07:17] - v4: The Gospel Will Always be Relevant
• [09:45] - What's Your Story?
• [10:21] - Why I Emphasize Jesus
• [10:49] - Bow to the LORD Jesus

Song Lyrics

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 ’tis true; It satisfies my longings as nothing else can do.

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.

Refrain:

I love to tell the story, ’Twill be my theme in glory, To tell the old, old story of Jesus and His love.

Scripture References

Ephesians 3:18-21 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

Psalm 40:5 Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Mark 5:19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.

2 Peter 1:16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

1 Peter 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.

Psalm 119:103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

1 Corinthians 15:34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

Matthew 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

1 Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

Revelation 5:9-12 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

Research Resources

Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs by Melody Publications (#336)

Then Sings My Soul vol 2 (p108)

A Song in My Heart (August 13)

The Complete Book of Hymns (p483)