Words: Fanny Crosby
Music: John R Sweeney


Tell Me the Story of Jesus

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Tell me the story of Jesus
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Write on my heart every word
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Tell me the story most precious
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Sweetest that ever was heard
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Tell how the angels in chorus
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Sang as they welcomed His birth
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"Glory to God in the highest
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Peace and good tidings to earth"


Chorus:
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Tell me the story of Jesus
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Write on my heart every word
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Tell me the story most precious
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Sweetest that ever was heard


Fasting alone in the desert
Tell of the days that are past
HOw for our sins He was tempted
Yet was triumphant at last
Tell of the years of His labour
Tell of the sorrow He bore
He was despised and afflicted
Homeless, rejected and poor

Tell of the cross where they nailed Him
Writhing in anguish and pain
Tell of the grave where they lay Him
Tell how He liveth again
Love, in that story so tender
Clearer than ever I see
Lord, may I always remember
Love paid the ransom for me